Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29

The Exposition of Spiritual Knowledge

Jñāna-pradarśanam

Devanagari script

इतः परं यतिष्यामि परलोकार्थमादरात् । एवं निश्चित्य विप्रेन्द्र धर्ममार्गरतोऽभवत् ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

itaḥ paraṃ yatiṣyāmi paralokārthamādarāt | evaṃ niścitya viprendra dharmamārgarato'bhavat || 29 ||

Translation

「これより先は、来世のために敬虔に励もう。」そう決意して、ああ最勝のバラモンよ、彼はダルマの道に専心する者となった。

Word by Word

• इतः: hence/from now
• इतः: अपादान (Apādāna/source; adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अपादानार्थक/देश-कालवाचक (from here/thereafter)

• परम्: further/afterwards
• परम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative), ‘further/afterwards’

• यतिष्यामि: I will strive
• यतिष्यामि: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यत् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• परलोक-अर्थम्: for the sake of the next world
• परलोक-अर्थम्: प्रयोजन (Prayojana/purpose; adverbial object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परलोक (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (for the sake of the other world)

• आदरात्: out of reverence
• आदरात्: हेतु (Hetu/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), पञ्चमी विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (expressing cause: out of respect)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (thus)

• निश्चित्य: having decided
• निश्चित्य: पूर्वकाल (Pūrvakāla/preceding action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि-चित् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), ‘having decided’

• विप्र-इन्द्र: O best of Brahmins
• विप्र-इन्द्र: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन; षष्ठी/कर्मधारयार्थे ‘श्रेष्ठो विप्राणाम्’ (best of Brahmins)

• धर्म-मार्ग-रतः: devoted to the path of dharma
• धर्म-मार्ग-रतः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (धर्मस्य मार्गे रतः)

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: कर्ता (Karta/Predicate verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator addressing a brāhmaṇa interlocutor, ‘viprendra’)

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 highlights niścaya (firm resolve) and ādarāt (earnestness) as the turning point that makes one truly established in dharma, aiming life toward paraloka (higher spiritual destiny).

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

While bhakti is not named, the verse presents the prerequisite mood of devotion—sincere commitment and disciplined living—through which later Vishnu-bhakti and dharmic practice become steady and fruitful.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is ethical training—choosing dharma-mārga through deliberate resolve and consistent effort.