Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46

Maṅgalācaraṇa, Naimiṣāraṇya-Sabhā, Sūta-Āhvāna, and Narada Purāṇa-Māhātmya

Devanagari script

निर्वाणमूक्तिं लभते नात्र कार्या विचारणा । श्रेयसां परमं श्रेयः पवित्राणामनुत्तमम् ॥ ४५ ॥

Transliteration

nirvāṇamūktiṃ labhate nātra kāryā vicāraṇā | śreyasāṃ paramaṃ śreyaḥ pavitrāṇāmanuttamam || 45 ||

Translation

മനുഷ്യൻ നിർവാണ-മുക്തി പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു—ഇവിടെ സംശയത്തിനോ അധിക വിചാരണയ്ക്കോ ആവശ്യമില്ല. ഇത് എല്ലാ ശ്രേയസ്സുകളിലും പരമ ശ്രേയസ്സും, എല്ലാ പവിത്രങ്ങളിലും അനുത്തമ പാവനവുമാണ്.

Word by Word

• निर्वाण-मुक्तिम्: liberation as nirvāṇa
• निर्वाण-मुक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्वाण (प्रातिपदिक) + मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (निर्वाणस्य मुक्तिः)

• लभते: attains
• लभते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

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

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• कार्या: to be done/necessary
• कार्या: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (to be done)

• विचारणा: deliberation/inquiry
• विचारणा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• श्रेयसाम्: of auspicious goods/benefits
• श्रेयसाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (genitive), बहुवचन

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; श्रेयः इति पदस्य विशेषण

• श्रेयः: the highest good
• श्रेयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पवित्राणाम्: of purifiers/sacred things
• पवित्राणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (genitive), बहुवचन

• अनुत्तमम्: unsurpassed
• अनुत्तमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; श्रेयः इति पदस्य विशेषण

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a didactic passage; traditional dialogue frame with Sanatkumara context)

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 declares nirvāṇa-mukti as the supreme human goal (parama-śreyas) and presents it as the highest purifier, urging unwavering conviction rather than endless doubt.

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

Though bhakti is not named explicitly, the verse supports single-pointed commitment: when one takes up the highest spiritual means (commonly Vishnu-bhakti in the Narada Purana), one should not waver in skeptical deliberation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa ritual procedure) is taught here; the practical takeaway is mental discipline—avoiding vacillation (vicāraṇā as doubt) in pursuing moksha.