Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 143

Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation

Devanagari script

सुषुत्पिवत्परानन्दयुक्तश्चोपरतेन्द्रियः । निर्वातदीपवत्संस्थः समाधिरभिधीयते ॥ ४३ ॥

Transliteration

suṣutpivatparānandayuktaścoparatendriyaḥ | nirvātadīpavatsaṃsthaḥ samādhirabhidhīyate || 43 ||

Translation

នៅពេលមនុស្សដូចជានិទ្រាលក់ជ្រៅ ប៉ុន្តែភ្ជាប់ជាមួយអានន្ទៈដ៏អធិក; អារម្មណ៍ទាំងឡាយឈប់ចេញក្រៅ ហើយចិត្តឈរមាំដូចចង្កៀងនៅកន្លែងគ្មានខ្យល់—ស្ថានភាពនោះហៅថា សមាធិ។

Word by Word

• suṣut-pivat: as if asleep (in deep sleep)
• suṣut-pivat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: suṣupta (कृदन्त/भूतकृदन्त) + pivat (कृदन्त/शतृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्; कर्मधारय-समासः (suṣupta-iva pivat = ‘as if sleeping and drinking’)

• para-ānanda-yuktaḥ: united with supreme bliss
• para-ānanda-yuktaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + ānanda (प्रातिपदिक) + yukta (कृदन्त/क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्; तत्पुरुष-समासः (परः आनन्दः यस्मिन्/येन युक्तः)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• uparata-indriyaḥ: whose senses are withdrawn
• uparata-indriyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uparata (कृदन्त/क्त) + indriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; बहुव्रीहि-समासः (उपरतानि इन्द्रियाणि यस्य)

• nirvāta-dīpa-vat: like a lamp in a windless place
• nirvāta-dīpa-vat: Upamā (उपमा/standard of comparison)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nirvāta (प्रातिपदिक) + dīpa (प्रातिपदिक) + vat (तद्धित)
• Form: उपमा-अव्ययम्; ‘-वत्’ तद्धितान्तम् (like/as); तत्पुरुष-समासः (निर्वाते दीपः)

• saṃsthaḥ: steadily situated
• saṃsthaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃstha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (स्थिर/स्थित)

• samādhiḥ: samādhi (deep absorption)
• samādhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samādhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम्

• abhidhīyate: is called / is termed
• abhidhīyate: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-dhā (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (Passive); प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada on yoga and samadhi)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

FAQs

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

It defines samādhi as a state where sensory activity subsides while consciousness abides in supreme bliss, indicating stable realization rather than mere trance or sleep.

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

Though framed in yogic language, it supports bhakti by describing the inner steadiness and bliss that arise when the mind becomes unwavering—an essential condition for one-pointed remembrance of the Lord.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is yogic discipline—indriya-upaśama (sense-restraint) and dhyāna leading to mental steadiness.