Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32

The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

यस्य विज्ञानमात्रेण जीवन्मुक्तो भवेन्नरः । अणिमाद्यष्टसिद्धीनामीश्वरः स्यान्न संशयः ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

yasya vijñānamātreṇa jīvanmukto bhavennaraḥ | aṇimādyaṣṭasiddhīnāmīśvaraḥ syānna saṃśayaḥ || 32 ||

Translation

Par la seule réalisation (vijñāna) de cela, l’homme devient jīvanmukta, libéré tout en vivant ; et il devient maître des huit siddhis, à commencer par aṇimā — il n’y a là aucun doute.

Word by Word

• यस्य: of whom/whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• विज्ञान-मात्रेण: by mere knowledge/realization
• विज्ञान-मात्रेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘विज्ञानस्य मात्रम्’); करण (instrumental)

• जीवत्-मुक्तः: liberated while living
• जीवत्-मुक्तः: Kartṛ-predicative (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जीवत् (प्रातिपदिक) + मुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘जीवन् सन् मुक्तः’)

• भवेत्: would become/is to be
• भवेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• नरः: a man/person
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• अणिमा-आदि-अष्ट-सिद्धीनाम्: of the eight siddhis beginning with aṇimā
• अणिमा-आदि-अष्ट-सिद्धीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अणिमा (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + अष्टन् (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (‘अणिमादयः’ + ‘अष्ट’ + ‘सिद्धयः’)

• ईश्वरः: lord; master
• ईश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• स्यात्: would be
• स्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• न: not; no
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध/negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It declares that direct realization (vijñāna) of the taught truth is itself sufficient to produce jīvanmukti, and that extraordinary yogic powers may follow as secondary effects.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

While the verse emphasizes vijñāna, in the Narada Purana framework such realization is commonly stabilized through devotion and surrender; siddhis are not the goal, but incidental to steadfast God-centered practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse points to a technical yogic doctrine—classification of the aṣṭa-siddhis (beginning with aṇimā)—a topic often treated alongside Narada Purana’s broader instructional material on spiritual disciplines.