Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37

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

Devanagari script

संयोगा विप्रयोगांता मरणांतं हि जीवितम् । अन्तो नास्ति पिपासायास्तुष्टिस्तु परमं सुखम् ॥ ३७ ॥

Transliteration

saṃyogā viprayogāṃtā maraṇāṃtaṃ hi jīvitam | anto nāsti pipāsāyāstuṣṭistu paramaṃ sukham || 37 ||

Translation

എല്ലാ സംഗമങ്ങളും വേർപാടിൽ അവസാനിക്കുന്നു; ജീവിതം തീർച്ചയായും മരണത്തിൽ അവസാനിക്കുന്നു. തൃഷ്ണയ്ക്ക് അവസാനം ഇല്ല; എന്നാൽ തൃപ്തിയേ പരമസുഖം.

Word by Word

• saṃyogāḥ: unions/associations
• saṃyogāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃyoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• viprayogāntāḥ: ending in separation
• viprayogāntāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-prayoga (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘ending in separation’

• maraṇāntam: ending in death
• maraṇāntam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: maraṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘ending in death’ (agreeing with jīvitam)

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (indeed/for)

• jīvitam: life
• jīvitam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jīvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• antaḥ: end/limit
• antaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• asti: is/exists
• asti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• pipāsāyāḥ: of thirst/craving
• pipāsāyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pipāsā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• tuṣṭiḥ: contentment/satisfaction
• tuṣṭiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tuṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थ (but/indeed)

• paramam: supreme
• paramam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with sukham)

• sukham: happiness
• sukham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma discourse)

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 vairagya by highlighting the inevitability of separation and death, and points to tuṣṭi (contentment) as the stable inner refuge that leads toward moksha.

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

By exposing the endlessness of worldly craving, it redirects the seeker from transient attachments to lasting fulfillment—supporting bhakti as a focused, steady reliance on the Divine rather than on impermanent relationships and pleasures.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this verse; its practical takeaway is ethical-spiritual discipline—cultivating contentment (tuṣṭi/santoṣa) to restrain desire, which supports vrata, japa, and sustained sadhana.