Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 95

Bhāgīratha’s Bringing of the Gaṅgā

Devanagari script

यतः समुद्रा ः सरितोऽद्र यश्च गन्धर्वयक्षासुरसिद्धसङ्घाः । स्थाणुश्चरिष्णुर्महदल्पकं च असच्च सज्जीवमजीवमास ॥ ९५ ॥

Transliteration

yataḥ samudrā ḥ sarito'dra yaśca gandharvayakṣāsurasiddhasaṅghāḥ | sthāṇuścariṣṇurmahadalpakaṃ ca asacca sajjīvamajīvamāsa || 95 ||

Translation

彼より海・河・山々が生じ、またガンダルヴァ、ヤクシャ、アスラ、シッダの群れも生ず。彼より不動と動、偉大と微小が現れ、さらに虚と実、有情と無情に至るまで—この一切を彼は存在へと顕現させた。

Word by Word

• yataḥ: from whom/wherefrom
• yataḥ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), सम्बन्ध/हेतु-अर्थे (relative/causal sense: ‘from whom/wherefrom’)

• samudrāḥ: oceans
• samudrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• saritaḥ: rivers
• saritaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• adraḥ: mountain
• adraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (singular)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (singular)

• ca: and
• ca: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• gandharva-yakṣa-asura-siddha-saṅghāḥ: hosts of Gandharvas, Yakṣas, Asuras, and Siddhas
• gandharva-yakṣa-asura-siddha-saṅghāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandharva (प्रातिपदिक) + yakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + asura (प्रातिपदिक) + siddha (प्रातिपदिक) + saṅgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (plural); समाहार/निर्देशार्थ-तत्पुरुष (determinative listing): ‘गन्धर्वादीनां सङ्घाः’

• sthāṇuḥ: the immovable (one)
• sthāṇuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (singular)

• cariṣṇuḥ: moving/roaming
• cariṣṇuḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: car (धातु) + iṣṇu (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (kridanta), ‘इष्णु’ प्रत्ययान्त (inclined to/apt to), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वर्तमान-स्वभाववाचक (habitual)

• mahat: great
• mahat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (singular)

• alpakam: small
• alpakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: alpaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (singular)

• ca: and
• ca: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• asat: the unreal/non-being
• asat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (singular)

• ca: and
• ca: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• sat: the real/being
• sat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (singular)

• jīvam: living (entity)
• jīvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (singular)

• ajīvam: non-living (entity)
• ajīvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a- (निषेध) + jīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (singular); नञ्-समासवत् (negated)

• āsa: was/became
• āsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद; अर्थे ‘आसीत्/बभूव’ (was/became)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Gandharva
• Yaksha
• Asura
• Siddha

FAQs

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

It declares a single supreme source behind all categories of existence—cosmic geography, celestial beings, and every form of life—training the mind to see unity behind diversity and to seek refuge in that ultimate cause.

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

By presenting the Lord as the origin of everything—great and small, moving and unmoving—the verse supports bhakti as surrender to the all-causal Reality, making devotion natural: one worships the very source sustaining all worlds and beings.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse uses a classic tattva-classification (sthāṇu/cariṣṇu; sat/asat; jīva/ajīva), aligning with disciplined scriptural analysis (nirukta-style semantic grouping and sāṅkhya-like enumeration) rather than a specific ritual or jyotiṣa procedure.