Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 58

Janaka’s Quest for Liberation; Pañcaśikha’s Sāṅkhya on Renunciation, Elements, Guṇas, and the Deathless State

Devanagari script

इंद्रियाणींद्रियार्थाश्च स्वभावश्चेतनामनः । प्राणापानौ विकारश्च धातवश्चात्र निःसृताः ॥ ५८ ॥

Transliteration

iṃdriyāṇīṃdriyārthāśca svabhāvaścetanāmanaḥ | prāṇāpānau vikāraśca dhātavaścātra niḥsṛtāḥ || 58 ||

Translation

この原理より、諸根とその対象、先天の性向、覚識と意（マナス）、生命の気であるプラーナとアパーナ、諸変化、そして身体の構成要素（ダートゥ）が生ずると説かれる。

Word by Word

• इन्द्रियाणि: sense-organs
• इन्द्रियाणि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; अत्र प्रथमा (list-item)

• इन्द्रिय-अर्थाः: objects of the senses
• इन्द्रिय-अर्थाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘इन्द्रियाणाम् अर्थाः’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• स्वभावः: intrinsic nature
• स्वभावः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• चेतना: consciousness
• चेतना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र प्रथमा

• प्राण-अपानौ: prāṇa and apāna (vital airs)
• प्राण-अपानौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक) + अपान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन (dual); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (copulative)

• विकारः: modification/change
• विकारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• धातवः: elements/constituents
• धातवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धातु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• अत्र: here/in this (context)
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb of place)

• निःसृताः: have issued forth/emerged
• निःसृताः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निः-सृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि भाव (passive sense)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It maps embodied life into analyzable components—senses, mind, vital airs, and bodily constituents—so the seeker can discern the Self from arising functions and move toward moksha through detachment and insight.

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

By identifying senses, mind, and prana as emanating and changeable, it implies they can be redirected from sense-objects toward remembrance and worship—supporting steady Vishnu-bhakti through disciplined inner regulation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Not a direct Vedanga lesson, but it supports practical yoga-vidhi: understanding prāṇa/apāna and indriya-control as prerequisites for mantra-japa, vrata observance, and focused ritual attention.