Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13
Chandas: Varṇa-gaṇas, Guru-Laghu, Vṛtta-bheda, and Prastāra Procedures
धृतिश्च विधृतिश्चैव कृतिः प्रकृतिराकृतिः । विकृतिः संकृतिश्चैव तथातिकृतिरुत्कृतिः ॥ १३ ॥
dhṛtiśca vidhṛtiścaiva kṛtiḥ prakṛtirākṛtiḥ | vikṛtiḥ saṃkṛtiścaiva tathātikṛtirutkṛtiḥ || 13 ||
ധൃതി, വിധൃതി; കൃതി, പ്രകൃതി, ആകൃതി; വികൃതി, സംകൃതി; അതുപോലെ അതികൃതി, ഉത്കൃതി—ഇവയും അറിയേണ്ടതാണ്.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It catalogs subtle inner dispositions—steadiness, nature, form, and their modifications—so a seeker can recognize and regulate the mind’s movements, which is essential for Moksha-Dharma practice.
Bhakti becomes stable when dhṛti (steadfastness) and vidhṛti (sustained restraint) support practice; by noticing prakṛti and vikṛti (one’s nature and its distortions), devotion is kept pure rather than driven by agitation or excess.
The verse uses precise Sanskrit categorization (a Vyākaraṇa-style clarity of terms) to distinguish states like prakṛti/vikṛti and dhṛti/vidhṛti—useful for disciplined self-study and accurate doctrinal understanding.