Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 43

Bhāgīratha’s Bringing of the Gaṅgā

Devanagari script

ध्यायेदनादिनिधनं सर्वकामफलप्रदम् । अन्तर्यामी ज्ञानरूपी परिपूर्णः सनातनः ॥ ४३ ॥

Transliteration

dhyāyedanādinidhanaṃ sarvakāmaphalapradam | antaryāmī jñānarūpī paripūrṇaḥ sanātanaḥ || 43 ||

Translation

ആദിയും അന്തവും ഇല്ലാത്ത അവനെ ധ്യാനിക്കണം; എല്ലാ ധാർമ്മിക ആഗ്രഹഫലങ്ങളും നൽകുന്നവൻ; അന്തര്യാമി, ജ്ഞാനസ്വരൂപൻ, പരിപൂർണ്ണൻ, സനാതനൻ.

Word by Word

• dhyāyet: should meditate
• dhyāyet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dhyai (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ/Optative? (विधिलिङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada; injunction ‘should meditate’

• anādi-nidhanam: beginningless and endless
• anādi-nidhanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: an-ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + nidhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; कर्मधारयः—anādi ca nidhanam ca (beginningless and endless)

• sarva-kāma-phala-pradam: granting the fruits of all desires
• sarva-kāma-phala-pradam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; तत्पुरुषः—sarveṣāṃ kāmānāṃ phalaṃ pradāti iti (giver of the fruits of all desires)

• antaryāmī: the inner ruler
• antaryāmī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antar-yāmin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; तत्पुरुषः—antaḥ yāmyati/niyachati iti (inner controller)

• jñāna-rūpī: whose form is knowledge
• jñāna-rūpī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; तत्पुरुषः—jñānaṃ rūpaṃ yasya (whose nature is knowledge)

• paripūrṇaḥ: fully complete
• paripūrṇaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pari-pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• sanātanaḥ: eternal
• sanātanaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sanātana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Upadesha context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Antaryamin (Inner Ruler)
• Sanatana (the Eternal Lord)

FAQs

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

It instructs steady dhyāna on the Eternal Inner Ruler—complete, beginningless and endless—showing that realization of the indwelling Lord who is Knowledge itself becomes the source of both worldly well-being and liberation.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as contemplative remembrance (dhyāna) of the Lord within the heart (antaryāmī); devotion matures into direct inner awareness of the ever-present, perfect, eternal divine.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse is primarily a dhyāna-upadeśa (meditation instruction) rather than a technical Vedāṅga topic; its practical takeaway is disciplined contemplation on the indwelling Self/Lord as the core daily sādhana.