Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 75

Sṛṣṭi-varṇana, Bhārata-khaṇḍa-mahātmya, and Jagad-bhūgola

Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography

Devanagari script

आब्रह्यभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरुत्पत्तिदायकाः । फलागृध्नुः कर्मणां तत्प्रात्प्रोति परमं पदम् ॥ ७५ ॥

Transliteration

ābrahyabhuvanāllokāḥ punarutpattidāyakāḥ | phalāgṛdhnuḥ karmaṇāṃ tatprātproti paramaṃ padam || 75 ||

Translation

ブラフマーの界に至るまでのあらゆる世界は、再生を繰り返させる因である。だが行為の果を貪らずに行ずる者は、至高の境地に到達する。

Word by Word

• ābrahmabhuvanāt: up to the world of Brahma
• ābrahmabhuvanāt: Apadana (Source/Limit/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ābrahmabhuvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular, Neuter (Text typo: brahya->brahma)

• lokāḥ: worlds
• lokāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural, Masculine

• punarutpattidāyakāḥ: givers of rebirth
• punarutpattidāyakāḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: punarutpattidāyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural, Masculine

• phalāgṛdhnuḥ: not greedy for fruit
• phalāgṛdhnuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: phalāgṛdhnu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular, Masculine

• karmaṇām: of actions
• karmaṇām: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural, Neuter

• tat: that
• tat: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular, Neuter

• prāpnoti: attains
• prāpnoti: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + āp (धातु)
• Form: Lat (Present/लट), Parasmaipada, 3rd, Singular (Text typo: prātproti)

• paramam: supreme
• paramam: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular, Neuter

• padam: abode/state
• padam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular, Neuter

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It declares that even the highest celestial attainments (up to Brahmaloka) remain within saṃsāra, while liberation is gained through desireless action—karma performed without attachment to results.

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

By urging freedom from fruit-craving, it supports bhakti as a selfless offering: actions and rites become worship rather than bargaining for rewards, which aligns the mind toward the supreme goal (parama pada).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The practical takeaway is ritual discipline with correct intent: Vedic rites (karma) should be executed properly yet without expectation of specific fruits—emphasizing dharmic performance over result-obsession.