Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2

The Exposition of Spiritual Knowledge

Jñāna-pradarśanam

Devanagari script

शान्ता जितारिषड्वर्गा योगेनाप्यनहङ्कृताः । यजन्ति ज्ञानयोगेन ज्ञानरूपिणमव्ययम् ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

śāntā jitāriṣaḍvargā yogenāpyanahaṅkṛtāḥ | yajanti jñānayogena jñānarūpiṇamavyayam || 2 ||

Translation

ಅವರು ಶಾಂತರು, ಷಡ್ವರ್ಗ (ಆರು ಅಂತರಂಗ ಶತ್ರುಗಳು)ಗಳನ್ನು ಜಯಿಸಿದವರು, ಯೋಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಿತರಾಗಿದ್ದರೂ ಅಹಂಕಾರರಹಿತರು; ಜ್ಞಾನಯೋಗದಿಂದ ಜ್ಞಾನಸ್ವರೂಪನಾದ ಅವ್ಯಯನನ್ನು ಆರಾಧಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ।

Word by Word

• शान्ताः: peaceful
• शान्ताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √शम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• जित-अरि-षड्वर्गाः: having conquered the sixfold inner enemies
• जित-अरि-षड्वर्गाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √जि) + अरि (प्रातिपदिक) + षड्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘येषां षड्वर्गोऽरिः जितः’ (those whose sixfold group of enemies is conquered)

• योगेन: by yoga
• योगेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-निपात (particle: also/even)

• अनहङ्कृताः: without ego
• अनहङ्कृताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्- (उपसर्ग/नञ्) + अहङ्कृत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √कृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; नञ्-समासः; भूतकृदन्त—‘अहङ्काररहित’

• यजन्ति: worship
• यजन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ज्ञान-योगेन: by the yoga of knowledge
• ज्ञान-योगेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (ज्ञानस्य योगः / ज्ञानयोगः)

• ज्ञान-रूपिणम्: whose form is knowledge
• ज्ञान-रूपिणम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (ज्ञानरूपः) विशेषणं ‘अव्ययम्’

• अव्ययम्: the imperishable (Lord)
• अव्ययम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेष्य (object of worship)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Brahman
• Paramatman

FAQs

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

It defines the mark of a liberated-leaning seeker: inner peace, victory over the six passions, and egolessness, culminating in worship of the Imperishable Reality through jñāna-yoga (knowledge as sacrifice).

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

It frames devotion as refined worship: not merely external ritual, but reverent absorption in the Imperishable Lord as Knowledge itself—bhakti expressed as steady, ego-free contemplation and surrender of the mind’s impurities.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Rather than a technical Vedanga, the verse highlights the practical discipline behind all sacred study—self-mastery (conquering ari-ṣaḍvarga) and correct inner orientation—without which recitation, ritual, or learning bears limited spiritual fruit.