Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26

Śuka’s Yoga-ascent, the Echo of ‘Bhoḥ’, and the Vaikuṇṭha Vision

Devanagari script

अथ योगगतिं व्यासः समास्थाय महातपाः । निमेषांतरमात्रेण शुकाभिपतनं ययौ ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

atha yogagatiṃ vyāsaḥ samāsthāya mahātapāḥ | nimeṣāṃtaramātreṇa śukābhipatanaṃ yayau || 26 ||

Translation

そのとき大苦行者ヴィヤーサは、ヨーガの神速の歩みに安住し、ただ一度まばたく間に、シュカが降り立ったその場所へと赴いた。

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connecting particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (indeclinable particle; then/now)

• योगगतिम्: the yogic course/attainment (mode of yogic movement)
• योगगतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग-गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (योगस्य गतिः)

• व्यासः: Vyāsa
• व्यासः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• समास्थाय: having resorted to
• समास्थाय: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having resorted to/after adopting)

• महातपाः: the great ascetic
• महातपाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महातपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि-समास (महान् तपः यस्य सः) विशेषणरूपेण

• निमेष-अन्तर-मात्रेण: in just the span of a blink
• निमेष-अन्तर-मात्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निमेष-अन्तर-मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (निमेषस्य अन्तरम्; तस्य मात्रम्) करण/कालपरिमाणवाचक

• शुक-अभिपतनम्: Śuka’s descent/approach (falling down)
• शुक-अभिपतनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक-अभिपतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (शुकस्य अभिपतनम्)

• ययौ: went/reached
• ययौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narada (narrating within the Moksha-dharma discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vyasa
• Shuka

FAQs

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

It highlights yogic attainment (yoga-gati) as a byproduct of deep tapas and inner mastery, showing how realized sages can act beyond ordinary limitations while remaining oriented toward higher spiritual purposes.

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

Though the verse is yogic in tone, it supports Bhakti indirectly by portraying saintly urgency and single-pointed intent—qualities also essential in devotion—where the sage’s powers serve dharma and spiritual guidance rather than ego.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is yogic discipline and tapas as recognized methods within Moksha-dharma literature for refining mind and prāṇa.