Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 141

Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā

Devanagari script

दशागुणैर्हता भक्त्या गुणैक्येन समागताः । शेषेऽर्कादिहते भक्ते मासाद्यैक्येन नारद ॥ १४१ ॥

Transliteration

daśāguṇairhatā bhaktyā guṇaikyena samāgatāḥ | śeṣe'rkādihate bhakte māsādyaikyena nārada || 141 ||

Translation

ເມື່ອພັກຕິ (bhakti) ໄດ້ປະຫັດປະຫານຄວາມຫຼາຍເທົ່າສິບຂອງຄຸນ (guṇa) ແລ້ວ ຜູ້ນັ້ນຍ່ອມເຂົ້າສູ່ຄວາມເປັນໜຶ່ງຂອງຄຸນ. ແລະເມື່ອຮ່ອງຮອຍພັກຕິທີ່ເຫຼືອຢູ່ ຖືກເຜົາຜານຕໍ່ໄປ ດັ່ງມົນທິນຖືກແດດເຜົາ—ໂອ ນາຣະດະ—ໃນເວລາໜຶ່ງເດືອນ ຍ່ອມບັນລຸຄວາມເປັນໜຶ່ງຢ່າງສົມບູນກັບພຣະສູງສຸດ.

Word by Word

• daśā-guṇaiḥ: by tenfold multipliers
• daśā-guṇaiḥ: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśā (प्रातिपदिक) + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; ‘दशागुण’ = दश-गुण (tenfold factors)

• hatāḥ: multiplied/struck
• hatāḥ: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (हन् धातु) → hata (क्त; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; कर्मणि—‘struck/multiplied’ (technical arithmetic sense)

• bhaktyā: by division/partition (lit. by ‘bhakti’; technical)
• bhaktyā: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; साधनवाचक (instrumental)

• guṇa-aikyena: by the unification of factors
• guṇa-aikyena: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + aikya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; ‘गुणैक्य’ = गुणानाम् ऐक्यम् (combination/unity of factors)

• samāgatāḥ: have combined/come together
• samāgatāḥ: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + ā + gam (गम् धातु) → samāgata (क्त; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; ‘have come together/combined’

• śeṣe: in the remainder
• śeṣe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; ‘in the remainder’

• arka-ādi-hate: in (that) multiplied by arka etc.
• arka-ādi-hate: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: arka (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + hata (हन् धातु, क्त; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; ‘अर्कादिहत’ = अर्क-आदि-प्रयुक्तेन हत/गुणित (multiplied by arka etc.; technical)

• bhakte: in the divided portion/quotient
• bhakte: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhakta (भज् धातु, क्त; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; ‘भक्त’ (divided/portion; technical arithmetic)

• māsa-ādi-aikyena: by the combination of month etc.
• māsa-ādi-aikyena: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + aikya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; ‘मासाद्यैक्य’ = मास-आदि-ऐक्य (unity/combination of month etc.; technical)

• nārada: O Nārada
• nārada: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-dharma section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Arka (Sun)

FAQs

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

It describes bhakti as a purifying force that first integrates and subdues the many guṇa-based tendencies, and then even dissolves the final residue of egoic devotion, culminating in non-dual oneness and liberation.

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

Bhakti is shown as progressive: it overcomes scattered qualities and mental multiplicity, then—once refined—burns the last subtle trace of separateness, leading to complete spiritual unity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is sādhanā-psychology—systematic purification of guṇas through sustained devotion until even subtle attachment is exhausted.