Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 75

योगस्वरूप-धारणा-समाधि-वर्णनम् (केशिध्वजोपदेशः)

Devanagari script

अहं ममेत्यविद्येयं व्यवहारस्तथानयोः । परमार्थस्त्वसंलाप्यो वचसां गोचरो न यः ॥ ७५ ॥

Transliteration

ahaṃ mametyavidyeyaṃ vyavahārastathānayoḥ | paramārthastvasaṃlāpyo vacasāṃ gocaro na yaḥ || 75 ||

Translation

「我」と「我がもの」という世俗の取引的な観念は無明より生じ、身をもつ者の営みはそのように進む。だがパラマールタ（究極の実在）は言葉の交渉を超え、言説の及ぶ対象ではない。

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता/अहंकार-विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), उत्तमपुरुषार्थक; एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative singular)

• मम: my/mine
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; एकवचन, षष्ठी (Genitive singular)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-चिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• अविद्या: ignorance
• अविद्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अविद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Feminine nominative singular)

• इयम्: this
• इयम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/निर्देशक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Feminine nominative singular)

• व्यवहारः: worldly transaction/practice
• व्यवहारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यवहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine nominative singular)

• तथा: so/likewise
• तथा: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• अनयोः: of these two
• अनयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; द्विवचन, षष्ठी (Genitive dual)

• परमार्थः: the supreme truth
• परमार्थः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—परम + अर्थ (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः, ‘highest truth/meaning’)

• तु: but
• तु: Discourse (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (adversative particle)

• असंलाप्यः: inexpressible (not to be spoken of)
• असंलाप्यः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असंलाप्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्-पूर्वक विशेषण (negated adjective)

• वचसाम्: of words/speech
• वचसाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, षष्ठी (Genitive plural)

• गोचरः: range/scope
• गोचरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine nominative singular)

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• यः: which/who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता/सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine nominative singular)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-Dharma dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It distinguishes conventional life (vyavahāra), driven by ego and possessiveness, from ultimate truth (paramārtha), which cannot be fully captured by speech and must be realized directly.

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

By loosening “I” and “mine,” the devotee reduces self-centered grasping and becomes fit for surrender; bhakti then matures from transactional prayer into selfless devotion oriented to the ineffable Reality.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It implicitly marks the limit of vāc (language/grammar): even perfect śabda-knowledge (vyākaraṇa and textual learning) operates in vyavahāra, while liberation requires inner realization beyond mere verbal formulation.