Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 167

Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara

Devanagari script

स चिरायुः सुखी पुत्री विजयी विनयी भवेत् । एतत्ते कथितं विप्र पंचप्रकृतिलक्षणम् ॥ १६७ ॥

Transliteration

sa cirāyuḥ sukhī putrī vijayī vinayī bhavet | etatte kathitaṃ vipra paṃcaprakṛtilakṣaṇam || 167 ||

Translation

Il deviendra longévif et heureux, béni de fils, victorieux et bien discipliné. Ainsi, ô brāhmaṇa, je t’ai exposé les caractéristiques des cinq natures constitutives.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• चिरायुः: long-lived
• चिरायुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिर + आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (long + life = long-lived)

• सुखी: happy
• सुखी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• पुत्री: having sons/offspring
• पुत्री: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्रिन्/पुत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (possessing sons/children)

• विजयी: victorious
• विजयी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विजयिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• विनयी: humble, well-disciplined
• विनयी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विनयिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• भवेत्: would become / should be
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष? (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म/Object; with कथितम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन (to you/for you sense also possible as dative in form ते); सर्वनाम

• कथितम्: has been told
• कथितम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) → कथित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थ (has been told)

• विप्र: O brāhmaṇa
• विप्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• पञ्च-प्रकृति-लक्षणम्: the description of the five natures
• पञ्च-प्रकृति-लक्षणम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; apposition to एतत्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + प्रकृति + लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (characteristic/description of five प्रकृतिः)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

The verse summarizes the fruits of aligning one’s innate nature (prakṛti) with dharmic discipline: longevity, well-being, worthy progeny, victory, and humility—showing that inner constitution and right conduct together shape auspicious life-results.

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

While not explicitly naming bhakti, it supports a bhakti-friendly ethic: vinaya (humility) and disciplined living are praised as marks of a refined nature, which traditionally becomes a fit foundation for steady Vishnu-bhakti and spiritual progress.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects a lakṣaṇa-based, technical mode of classification—typical of śāstric/vedāṅga reasoning—where observable traits and outcomes are used to define categories (here, the five prakṛtis) for practical assessment and guidance.