Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2

Śokanivāraṇa: Non-brooding, Impermanence, Contentment, and Śuka’s Renunciation

Devanagari script

हर्षस्थानसहस्राणि शोकस्थानशतानि च । दिवसे दिवसे मूढमाविशंति न पंडितम् ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

harṣasthānasahasrāṇi śokasthānaśatāni ca | divase divase mūḍhamāviśaṃti na paṃḍitam || 2 ||

Translation

ഹർഷത്തിനായുള്ള ആയിരം അവസരങ്ങളും ശോകത്തിനായുള്ള നൂറ് അവസരങ്ങളും ദിനംപ്രതി ഉയരുന്നു; എന്നാൽ അവ മൂഢനെ മാത്രമേ പിടിക്കൂ, പണ്ഡിതനെ അല്ല।

Word by Word

• हर्षस्थानसहस्राणि: thousands of occasions for joy
• हर्षस्थानसहस्राणि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्ष-स्थान-सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (Tatpurusha) ‘हर्षस्य स्थानानि’ + ‘सहस्राणि’ (thousands of places for joy); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• शोकस्थानशतानि: hundreds of occasions for sorrow
• शोकस्थानशतानि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोक-स्थान-शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (Tatpurusha) ‘शोकस्य स्थानानि’ + ‘शतानि’ (hundreds of places for sorrow); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• दिवसे: in a day
• दिवसे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (locative, 7th), एकवचन (singular)

• दिवसे: day by day
• दिवसे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (locative, 7th), एकवचन (singular); पुनरुक्ति (repetition) for distributive sense

• मूढम्: the deluded person
• मूढम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• आविशन्ति: enter; affect
• आविशन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√विश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural), परस्मैपद (parasmaipada)

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• पण्डितम्: the wise person
• पण्डितम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पण्डित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-dharma context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

FAQs

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

It teaches viveka (discernment): worldly triggers for pleasure and pain constantly arise, but liberation-oriented wisdom prevents the mind from being carried away by them.

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

By not being tossed between harṣa (elation) and śoka (grief), the devotee gains steadiness (sthira-bhāva), making the heart fit for sustained remembrance and worship of Vishnu.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is mental discipline—training attention so daily events do not dominate consciousness.