Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15

Kūrmāpurāṇa-Anukramaṇikā

Index/Summary of the Kūrma Purāṇa

Devanagari script

सदा चागत्मिका वत्स भोगसौख्यविवर्द्धनी । द्वितीये क्षत्त्रियाणां तु वृत्तिः सम्यक्प्रकीर्तिता ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

sadā cāgatmikā vatsa bhogasaukhyavivarddhanī | dvitīye kṣattriyāṇāṃ tu vṛttiḥ samyakprakīrtitā || 15 ||

Translation

വത്സാ! ഇത് സദാ ‘ആഗതി/വരുമാനം’ എന്നതോടു ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടു ഭോഗസുഖം വർധിപ്പിക്കുന്നതായും പറയുന്നു. ഇതിന്റെ രണ്ടാം പാദത്തിൽ ക്ഷത്രിയരുടെ യുക്തമായ വൃത്തി ശരിയായി കീര്ത്തിക്കപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു॥१५॥

Word by Word

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), ‘always’ अर्थे

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction ‘and’)

• आत्मिका: having the nature (of)
• आत्मिका: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्मिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘वृत्तिः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (having the nature of)

• वत्स: O dear child
• वत्स: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• भोगसौख्यविवर्द्धनी: increasing enjoyment and comfort
• भोगसौख्यविवर्द्धनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भोग + सौख्य + विवर्द्धनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘वृत्तिः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; (भोग-सौख्ययोः विवर्द्धनी = that which increases enjoyment and comfort)

• द्वितीये: in the second (section)
• द्वितीये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘पादे’ (understood) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• क्षत्त्रियाणाम्: of the Kṣatriyas
• क्षत्त्रियाणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्त्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विरोध/विशेष (particle: ‘but/indeed’)

• वृत्तिः: the livelihood/duty
• वृत्तिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Adverbial qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), ‘properly/fully’ अर्थे

• प्रकीर्तिता: is well proclaimed
• प्रकीर्तिता: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative verbal idea)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-कीर्त् (धातु) + त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘वृत्तिः’ इत्यस्य विधेय-विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue instructing Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Kshatriya

FAQs

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

It frames livelihood (vṛtti) as a dharmic category and notes that certain modes of earning tend to increase worldly enjoyment; the Purana then directs that Kṣatriya conduct be taught correctly so power and prosperity remain aligned with dharma.

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

Indirectly: by regulating worldly life through dharma (proper vṛtti), the mind becomes steadier and less conflicted, creating supportive conditions for sustained Vishnu-bhakti rather than uncontrolled pursuit of bhoga.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse is primarily dharma/nīti-oriented rather than a specific Vedāṅga; its practical takeaway is classification of conduct and livelihood (vṛtti-viveka), a common framework used in dharma discussions and puranic summaries.