Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 76

Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā

Devanagari script

शब्दस्पर्शरूपरसगन्धाः शब्दादयो मताः । वाक्पाणिपादपायूपस्थास्तु कर्मेंद्रियाण्यपि ॥ ७६ ॥

Transliteration

śabdasparśarūparasagandhāḥ śabdādayo matāḥ | vākpāṇipādapāyūpasthāstu karmeṃdriyāṇyapi || 76 ||

Translation

សំឡេង ការប៉ះពាល់ រូបរាង រស និងក្លិន ត្រូវបានចាត់ទុកថាជាវត្ថុអារម្មណ៍ ចាប់ពីសំឡេងជាដើម។ ដូចគ្នានេះផងដែរ ការនិយាយ ដៃ ជើង រន្ធគូថ និងអង្គភេទ ក៏ជាអង្គការកម្ម (ករណេន្រ្យ) ផង។

Word by Word

• शब्द-स्पर्श-रूप-रस-गन्धाः: sound, touch, form, taste, smells
• शब्द-स्पर्श-रूप-रस-गन्धाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द + स्पर्श + रूप + रस + गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (collective listing)

• शब्द-आदयः: sound etc. (the group beginning with sound)
• शब्द-आदयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive: 'beginning with sound')

• मताः: are considered
• मताः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √मन् (धातु) + त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'considered/held to be'

• वाक्: speech
• वाक्: Karta (कर्ता/Member of list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पाणि: hand
• पाणि: Karta (कर्ता/Member of list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (list-member; collectively plural sense)

• पाद: foot
• पाद: Karta (कर्ता/Member of list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (list-member; collectively plural sense)

• पायु: anus
• पायु: Karta (कर्ता/Member of list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (list-member; collectively plural sense)

• उपस्थाः: genitals
• उपस्थाः: Karta (कर्ता/Member of list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक 'but/indeed'

• कर्म-इन्द्रियाणि: organs of action
• कर्म-इन्द्रियाणि: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्म + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('organs of action')

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-कार 'also/even'

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical, Vedanga-aligned classification)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It distinguishes sense-objects (sound, touch, form, taste, smell) from organs of action (speech, hands, feet, anus, genitals), helping the seeker discern the field of experience and regulate it for inner purification and liberation-oriented discipline.

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

By mapping what pulls the mind outward (sense-objects) and what expresses karma (organs of action), it supports Bhakti as disciplined engagement: restraining sensory drift and dedicating speech and actions toward Vishnu-centered worship, japa, and righteous conduct.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A technical, classificatory approach aligned with Vedic pedagogical methods—useful for Shiksha/Vyakarana-style precision in defining categories, and for ritual discipline by identifying which faculties must be controlled and purified during sadhana.