Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 62

Ekādaśī Vrata-Vidhi and the Galava–Bhadrashīla Itihāsa

Dharmakīrti before Yama

Devanagari script

अदृष्टसैन्य एकाकी पीड्यमानः क्षुधा भृशम् ॥ ६२ ॥

Transliteration

adṛṣṭasainya ekākī pīḍyamānaḥ kṣudhā bhṛśam || 62 ||

Translation

സൈന്യം എവിടെയും കാണാതെ ഞാൻ ഒറ്റയ്ക്കായി; കഠിനക്ഷുധ കൊണ്ട് അത്യന്തം പീഡിതനായി॥

Word by Word

• अदृष्टसैन्यः: with (my) army out of sight / without visible troops
• अदृष्टसैन्यः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अदृष्ट + सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (सैन्यं न दृष्टं यस्य सः = whose army was not seen/absent); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of अहम् implied)

• एकाकी: alone
• एकाकी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकाकिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• पीड्यमानः: being tormented
• पीड्यमानः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीड् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि शानच्/मान-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• क्षुधा: by hunger
• क्षुधा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• भृशम्: exceedingly
• भृशम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृशम् (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/तीव्रतावाचक अव्यय (adverb: greatly/excessively)

Speaker

Narada (narration within the Purva-bhaga discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

FAQs

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

It highlights the fragility of worldly supports—power, companions, and resources can vanish—leaving the individual to face the raw pressures of embodied life (like hunger), prompting detachment and a turn toward dharma and inner refuge.

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

By showing isolation and intense need, the verse implicitly points to the limits of external help; such moments traditionally become the doorway to surrender (śaraṇāgati) and remembrance of the Divine when worldly protection fails.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (such as Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this line; it functions as narrative psychology—depicting bodily affliction (kṣudhā) and the consequent urgency for right action and spiritual orientation.