Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 48

Anadhyaya and the Winds: From Vedic Recitation Protocol to Sanatkumara’s Moksha-Upadesha

Devanagari script

नित्यं क्रोधात्तपो रक्षेच्छ्रियं रक्षेञ्च मत्सरात् । विद्यां मानावमानाभ्यामात्मानं तु प्रमादतः ॥ ४८ ॥

Transliteration

nityaṃ krodhāttapo rakṣecchriyaṃ rakṣeñca matsarāt | vidyāṃ mānāvamānābhyāmātmānaṃ tu pramādataḥ || 48 ||

Translation

常に、怒りから苦行を守り、嫉みから繁栄を守れ。学びは称賛と侮辱の両方から守り、そして自らを放逸から守るべきである。

Word by Word

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of time)

• क्रोधात्: from anger
• क्रोधात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• रक्षेत्: should protect
• रक्षेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• श्रियम्: prosperity, fortune
• श्रियम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• रक्षेत्: should protect
• रक्षेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• मत्सरात्: from envy
• मत्सरात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• विद्याम्: knowledge, learning
• विद्याम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• मान-अवमानाभ्याम्: by honor and dishonor
• मान-अवमानाभ्याम्: Karana (करण/Instrument; means/occasion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मान + अवमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), द्विवचन (Dual); द्वन्द्व (copulative: ‘honor and dishonor’)

• आत्मानम्: oneself
• आत्मानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: but, indeed
• तु: Nipata (निपात/Contrast)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: contrast/emphasis)

• प्रमादतः: from negligence, heedlessness
• प्रमादतः: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-Dharma context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

FAQs

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

It gives a fourfold discipline for Moksha-Dharma: anger destroys tapas, envy corrodes śrī, craving respect (or fearing insult) distorts vidyā, and pramāda ruins the entire inner life—so each must be consciously guarded.

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

Bhakti requires steadiness and purity of heart; by restraining anger and envy and remaining even-minded in praise or blame, the devotee’s mind becomes fit for sustained remembrance and worship without distraction.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

While not a technical Vedanga verse, it supports the ethical discipline needed for studying and applying śāstra—especially Vyākaraṇa and other learning—by warning that ego (māna/avamāna) and negligence (pramāda) undermine true vidyā.