Shloka 36

Devanagari script

यदि त्वं शुद्धभावेन मां ज्ञापयसि मानद । तातोऽहमस्या भूयोऽपि देहमुत्पादयाम्यहम् ॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration

yadi tvaṃ śuddhabhāvena māṃ jñāpayasi mānada | tāto'hamasyā bhūyo'pi dehamutpādayāmyaham || 36 ||

Translation

ಓ ಮಾನದ, ನೀನು ಶುದ್ಧಭಾವದಿಂದ ನನಗೆ ತಿಳಿಸಿದರೆ, ನಾನು ಅವಳಿಗೆ ಮತ್ತೆ ದೇಹವನ್ನು ಉತ್ಪಾದಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.

Word by Word

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (शर्त-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conditional particle (निपात)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Prathamā, Ekavacana; pronoun

• śuddha-bhāvena: with pure intention
• śuddha-bhāvena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuddha (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana; तत्पुरुष ‘śuddhena bhāvena’ (with pure intent)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; pronoun

• jñāpayasi: inform/make known (to)
• jñāpayasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñāp (धातु, causative of jñā)
• Form: Laṭ present, Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

• mānada: O giver of honor
• mānada: Sambodhana (संबोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana

• tātaḥ: then, dear (one)
• tātaḥ: Sambodhana/Discourse marker (सम्बोधन/उक्त्यर्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; here used as संबोधनार्थ/उक्त्यर्थ ‘then, dear (one)’; text reads tāto (sandhi)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Prathamā, Ekavacana; pronoun

• asyāḥ: of her
• asyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; pronoun

• bhūyaḥ: again/more
• bhūyaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (निपात)

• deham: a body
• deham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• utpādayāmi: I will produce/create
• utpādayāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut + pad (धातु) + ṇic (णिच् causative)
• Form: Laṭ present, Uttama-puruṣa (1st), Ekavacana; parasmaipada; causative (णिच्)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Prathamā, Ekavacana; pronoun (repetition for emphasis)

Speaker

Unspecified (dialogue speaker not provided in the single-verse input; likely a principal narrator/teacher addressing an interlocutor in Adhyaya 37)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that outcomes—here, even the restoration of embodied existence—depend on śuddha-bhāva (pure intention) and truthful communication, highlighting intention as a decisive spiritual force.

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

While not explicitly naming bhakti, it reflects a core bhakti ethic: purity of heart. Actions aligned with sincere, unselfish intention become spiritually effective and can lead to extraordinary grace-like results.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse implicitly points to the importance of saṅkalpa (right inner resolve) used in ritual contexts; this aligns with practical dharmic application rather than a specific Vedanga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.