Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 79

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

Devanagari script

रजस्वलमनित्यं च भूतावासं समुत्सृज । इदं विश्वं जगत्सर्वमजगञ्चापि यद्भवेत् ॥ ७९ ॥

Transliteration

rajasvalamanityaṃ ca bhūtāvāsaṃ samutsṛja | idaṃ viśvaṃ jagatsarvamajagañcāpi yadbhavet || 79 ||

Translation

രജോഗുണം കലർന്ന അനിത്യമായ ഈ ഭൂതാവാസം ഉപേക്ഷിക്കൂ. ഈ സമസ്ത വിശ്വം—ഈ മുഴുവൻ ജഗത്ത്—എന്തെല്ലാം ഉണ്ടായാലും, അത് യഥാർത്ഥത്തിൽ നിത്യസത്യമായ ലോകമല്ല.

Word by Word

• rajasvalam: full of rajas; impure/menstruous
• rajasvalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rajasvala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); adjective qualifying implied 'idam/viśvam/jagat'

• anityam: impermanent
• anityam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); adjective qualifying the object

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• bhūta-āvāsam: abode of beings
• bhūta-āvāsam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक) + āvāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound: bhūtānām āvāsaḥ; Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• samutsṛja: abandon; cast off
• samutsṛja: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ud-√sṛj (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (लोट्/imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person/मध्यम), Ekavacana (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun

• viśvam: universe; all
• viśvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• jagat: world
• jagat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• sarvam: all; entire
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); adjective qualifying jagat/viśvam

• ajagam: the non-moving (immobile)
• ajagam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-jaga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); a- (नञ्) negation

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• api: also; even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात); additive/emphatic

• yat: whatever which
• yat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन); relative pronoun, correlating with 'idam'

• bhavet: may be; would become
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: Liṅ-lakāra (लिङ्/optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person/प्रथम), Ekavacana (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It teaches vairagya (dispassion): the world is rajas-tainted and impermanent, so the seeker should relinquish clinging to samsaric life and turn toward liberation-oriented realization.

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

By urging abandonment of passion-driven attachment, it prepares the mind for steady Vishnu-bhakti—devotion becomes firm when one stops treating the transient world as the ultimate refuge.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical-psychological discipline—reducing rajas (restlessness and desire) to support dhyana, japa, and scriptural study.