Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 90

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

Devanagari script

स्वदुःखप्रतिघातार्थं हंति जंतुरनेकधा । ततः कर्म समादत्ते पुनरन्यन्नवं बहु ॥ ९० ॥

Transliteration

svaduḥkhapratighātārthaṃ haṃti jaṃturanekadhā | tataḥ karma samādatte punaranyannavaṃ bahu || 90 ||

Translation

ເພື່ອຕ້ານທານທຸກຂ໌ຂອງຕົນ ສັດໂລກທຳຮ້າຍຜູ້ອື່ນຫຼາຍວິທີ; ຈາກນັ້ນມັນຈຶ່ງຮັບກຳອີກ ເຮັດກຳໃໝ່ໆຫຼາຍຄັ້ງ.

Word by Word

• स्वदुःखप्रतिघातार्थम्: for the purpose of counteracting one’s own suffering
• स्वदुःखप्रतिघातार्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-दुःख-प्रतिघात-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य दुःखस्य प्रतिघातस्य अर्थः)

• हन्ति: strikes/kills; acts violently
• हन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• जन्तुः: the living being
• जन्तुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अनेकधा: in many ways
• अनेकधा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकधा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• ततः: thereupon; then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमसूचक (thereupon/from that)

• कर्म: action (karma)
• कर्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समादत्ते: undertakes; takes up
• समादत्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्ति-सूचक (adverb)

• अन्यत्: another
• अन्यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• नवम्: new
• नवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• बहु: much; many
• बहु: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (quantifier)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

FAQs

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

It diagnoses samsara’s mechanism: fear of personal pain leads to harming others, and that harmful response generates fresh karma—thereby extending bondage instead of ending suffering.

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

By showing that self-protective aggression multiplies karma, the verse indirectly points toward surrender and inner reliance on the Divine; bhakti replaces fear-driven reactions with trust, compassion, and restraint, reducing karmic entanglement.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline (dharma/ahimsa) as a prerequisite for higher practice—without it, actions keep producing new karmic results.