Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10

Anadhyaya and the Winds: From Vedic Recitation Protocol to Sanatkumara’s Moksha-Upadesha

Devanagari script

दिव्यं ते चक्षुरुत्पन्नं स्वस्थं ते निश्चलं मनः । तमसा रजसा चापि त्यक्तः सत्ये व्यवस्थितः ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

divyaṃ te cakṣurutpannaṃ svasthaṃ te niścalaṃ manaḥ | tamasā rajasā cāpi tyaktaḥ satye vyavasthitaḥ || 10 ||

Translation

ດວງຕາທິບໄດ້ເກີດຂຶ້ນໃນເຈົ້າ; ໃຈເຈົ້າສະຫງົບ ແລະໝັ້ນຄົງ. ເມື່ອລະທິ້ງຕະມັດ ແລະຣະຈັດ ແລ້ວ ເຈົ້າກໍຕັ້ງຢູ່ໃນສັດຍະ (ຄວາມຈິງ)។

Word by Word

• divyam: divine
• divyam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying cakṣuḥ

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• cakṣuḥ: eye/vision
• cakṣuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakṣus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• utpannam: has arisen/been produced
• utpannam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: utpad (उत्पद् धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agreeing with cakṣuḥ

• svastham: steady/healthy
• svastham: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svastha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying manaḥ

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• niścalam: unmoving
• niścalam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niścala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying manaḥ

• manaḥ: mind
• manaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tamasā: by darkness/ignorance
• tamasā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tamas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• rajasā: by passion/activity
• rajasā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rajas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• tyaktaḥ: abandoned (them)
• tyaktaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tyaj (त्यज् धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicative of implied ‘tvam’

• satye: in truth
• satye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• vyavasthitaḥ: established/steadfast
• vyavasthitaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ava-sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicative of implied ‘tvam’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Satya
• Tamas
• Rajas

FAQs

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

It describes the hallmark of inner purification: divine insight arises, the mind becomes steady, and one transcends rajas and tamas, becoming firmly established in satya (truth-consciousness).

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

Though not naming a deity here, the verse reflects the bhakti-result of antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi: when devotion and discipline purify the heart, restless rajas and dull tamas fall away, and truthful, steady awareness becomes natural—supporting unwavering remembrance and worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is yogic-ethical: cultivate sattva by reducing rajas (restlessness) and tamas (inertia) through disciplined conduct and truthful living.