Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 75

Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline

Devanagari script

अहिंस्त्रः सर्वभूतानां मैत्रायण गतश्चरेत् । परिग्रहात्परित्यज्य भवेद्बद्ध्या जितेंद्रियः ॥ ७५ ॥

Transliteration

ahiṃstraḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ maitrāyaṇa gataścaret | parigrahātparityajya bhavedbaddhyā jiteṃdriyaḥ || 75 ||

Translation

സകല ജീവികളോടും അഹിംസ പാലിച്ച് മൈത്രിഭാവത്തോടെ സഞ്ചരിക്കണം. പരിഗ്രഹവും ആസക്തിയും ഉപേക്ഷിച്ച്, സമ്യക് ബുദ്ധിയാൽ ഇന്ദ്രിയങ്ങളെ ജയിച്ച് സംയമിയായിരിക്കണം॥

Word by Word

• अहिंस्त्रः: non-violent
• अहिंस्त्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अहिंस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjectival use)

• सर्वभूतानाम्: of all beings
• सर्वभूतानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (सर्वाणि भूतानि)

• मैत्रायणे: in friendliness / in amity
• मैत्रायणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मैत्रायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• गतः: having gone / established
• गतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• चरेत्: should conduct oneself / should act
• चरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• परिग्रहात्: from possessions / from grasping
• परिग्रहात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th case), एकवचन; अपादान (ablative)

• परित्यज्य: having abandoned
• परित्यज्य: Kriya (क्रिया-पूर्वक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि-त्यज् (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभावरूप कृदन्त (ल्यप्/क्त्वा), अव्यय; पूर्वकालक्रिया (gerund)

• भवेत्: should become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• बुद्ध्या: by/with intellect
• बुद्ध्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

• जितेन्द्रियः: one who has conquered the senses
• जितेन्द्रियः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित-इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (इन्द्रियाणि जितानि यस्य/जितानि इन्द्रियाणि); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-dharma context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

FAQs

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

It defines the seeker’s foundational moksha-dharma: universal non-violence, friendliness, and renunciation of possessiveness—by which the mind becomes fit for liberation through steady discernment.

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

Bhakti is strengthened by purity of conduct: when one abandons harming others and reduces grasping (parigraha), the heart becomes gentle and focused, supporting steady remembrance and devotion to Vishnu.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Not a technical Vedanga topic; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline (yama-like restraints)—especially ahiṃsā and aparigraha—used as a preparatory framework for higher spiritual practice.