Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 71

Śuka’s Yoga-ascent, the Echo of ‘Bhoḥ’, and the Vaikuṇṭha Vision

Devanagari script

तां लब्ध्वा नापरं किंचिल्लब्धव्यमवशिष्यते । आकल्पांतः तपः संस्थौ नरनारायणावृषी ॥ ७१ ॥

Transliteration

tāṃ labdhvā nāparaṃ kiṃcillabdhavyamavaśiṣyate | ākalpāṃtaḥ tapaḥ saṃsthau naranārāyaṇāvṛṣī || 71 ||

Translation

ആ പരമതത്ത്വം ലഭിച്ചാൽ പിന്നെ മറ്റൊന്നും നേടേണ്ടതായി ശേഷിക്കില്ല. തപസ്സിൽ സ്ഥിരരായ നര-നാരായണ ഋഷിമാർ കല്പാന്തം വരെ ആ നിലയിൽ തന്നെ വസിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• ताम्: her/that (f.)
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained
• लब्ध्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल (having done)

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

• अपरम्: other, further
• अपरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• किञ्चित्: anything
• किञ्चित्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अनिश्चित-सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun)

• लब्धव्यम्: to be obtained
• लब्धव्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/future passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘to be obtained’

• अवशिष्यते: remains
• अवशिष्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-शिष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• आकल्पान्तः: until the end of the kalpa
• आकल्पान्तः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-कल्प-अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययार्थे (adverbial): ‘आ’ + ‘कल्पान्त’ = ‘until the end of the kalpa’

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• संस्थौ: remaining/engaged (in)
• संस्थौ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संस्था (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; विशेषण (standing/remaining/engaged)

• नरनारायणौ: Nara and Nārāyaṇa
• नरनारायणौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर + नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• ऋषी: the two sages
• ऋषी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Nara
• Narayana

FAQs

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

It states the moksha principle: once the Supreme Reality is realized, no further worldly or even heavenly attainment remains; the goal is complete and self-sufficient.

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

By pointing to a final, unsurpassed attainment, it aligns bhakti with parama-puruṣārtha (the highest goal): devotion culminates in realizing the Supreme, after which nothing else is sought.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is sādhana-discipline—tapas and steadfast practice—as exemplified by Nara-Nārāyaṇa.