Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 83

Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy

Transition to Vedānta Inquiry

Devanagari script

स्वकार्यसिद्धिपर्यंतं बंधुतां कुर्वते जनाः । भिक्षवश्चाव मित्रादिस्नेहसंबंधयंत्रिताः ॥ ८३ ॥

Transliteration

svakāryasiddhiparyaṃtaṃ baṃdhutāṃ kurvate janāḥ | bhikṣavaścāva mitrādisnehasaṃbaṃdhayaṃtritāḥ || 83 ||

Translation

人は自らの用が成るまでだけ親族の情を保つ。乞食行の修行者でさえ、友情などの愛着と縁の絆に絡め取られ、縛られることがある。

Word by Word

• svakāryasiddhiparyaṃtaṃ: until the accomplishment of their own work
• svakāryasiddhiparyaṃtaṃ: Kriyavisheshana (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svakāryasiddhiparyaṃta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial Compound

• baṃdhutāṃ: kinship/friendship
• baṃdhutāṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: baṃdhutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• kurvate: they make/do
• kurvate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Present Tense (Lat), Atmanepada, 3rd Person, Plural

• janāḥ: people
• janāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• bhikṣavaḥ: mendicants/beggars
• bhikṣavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhikṣu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• ava: down/off (or indeed)
• ava: Padapurana (Filler/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ava (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (likely sandhi for 'eva' in context, but 'ava' literally)

• mitrādisnehasaṃbaṃdhayaṃtritāḥ: bound by ties of affection for friends etc.
• mitrādisnehasaṃbaṃdhayaṃtritāḥ: Visheshana (Adjective to bhikṣavaḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mitrādisnehasaṃbaṃdhayaṃtrita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a didactic dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

FAQs

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

It exposes the fragile, transactional nature of worldly ties and warns that attachment (sneha) itself becomes a fetter—so the seeker should cultivate discernment and detachment for liberation.

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

By showing that human relationships often depend on self-interest, the verse implicitly directs the heart toward steadfast, non-transactional refuge in the Divine—Bhakti that is not conditioned by personal gain.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is ethical-spiritual discipline—guarding the mind from attachment-based bondage even in renunciant life.