Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7

Uttaraloka

Northern Higher World), Dharma–Adharma Viveka, and Adhyatma-Prashna (Prelude

Devanagari script

यानासनाशनोपेता प्रसादभवनाश्रयाः । सर्वकामैर्वृताः केचिद्धेमाभरणभूषिताः ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

yānāsanāśanopetā prasādabhavanāśrayāḥ | sarvakāmairvṛtāḥ keciddhemābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ || 7 ||

Translation

ചിലർ വാഹനങ്ങളും ആസനങ്ങളും സമൃദ്ധമായ ആഹാരവും ലഭിച്ചവരായി, ഭംഗിയാർന്ന പ്രാസാദസദൃശ ഭവനങ്ങളിൽ ആശ്രയിച്ചു വസിച്ചു. അവർ എല്ലാ ഇഷ്ടഭോഗങ്ങളാലും ചുറ്റപ്പെട്ട് സ്വർണ്ണാഭരണങ്ങളാൽ അലങ്കരിക്കപ്പെട്ടിരുന്നു॥

Word by Word

• यान-आसन-आशन-उपेताः: endowed with vehicles, seats, and food
• यान-आसन-आशन-उपेताः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यान (प्रातिपदिक) + आसन (प्रातिपदिक) + आशन (प्रातिपदिक) + उपेत (कृदन्त, इ-धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) इ (धातु) + क्त, उप-उपसर्ग; ‘यानैः आसनैः आशनैः उपेताः’ (endowed with vehicles, seats, food)

• प्रसाद-भवन-आश्रयाः: dwelling in splendid mansions
• प्रसाद-भवन-आश्रयाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक) + भवन (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण; ‘प्रसादभवने आश्रयः येषाम्’

• सर्व-कामैः: with all desires (fulfilled)
• सर्व-कामैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘सर्वे कामाः’

• वृताः: surrounded/possessed
• वृताः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृ (धातु) → वृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त वृ + क्त; ‘आवृताः/परिवृताः/समन्विताः’

• केचित्: some
• केचित्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक-सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun)

• हेम-आभरण-भूषिताः: adorned with golden ornaments
• हेम-आभरण-भूषिताः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेम (प्रातिपदिक) + आभरण (प्रातिपदिक) + भूषित (कृदन्त, भूष्-धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त भूष् + क्त; ‘हेम्ना आभरणेन भूषिताः’

Speaker

Narada (within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue flow of Moksha-Dharma instruction)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It portrays the height of worldly prosperity—comforts, palaces, and gold—so the reader can recognize that even complete material fulfillment remains a limited goal compared to Moksha (liberation).

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

By highlighting the completeness of worldly enjoyments, it implicitly redirects the seeker toward a higher refuge—Bhakti and surrender to the Divine—rather than treating luxury as the final purpose of life.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (such as Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it functions mainly as a Moksha-Dharma themed description used to cultivate discernment (viveka) and detachment (vairagya).