Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 62

The Exposition of Spiritual Knowledge

Jñāna-pradarśanam

Devanagari script

ममेति गदितं यत्तु तदपि भ्रान्तिरिष्यते । अहङ्कारो मनोधर्म आत्मनो न हि पण्डित ॥ ६२ ॥

Transliteration

mameti gaditaṃ yattu tadapi bhrāntiriṣyate | ahaṅkāro manodharma ātmano na hi paṇḍita || 62 ||

Translation

“എന്റേതു” എന്നു പറയുന്നതും ഭ്രമമായിട്ടാണ് കണക്കാക്കപ്പെടുന്നത്. പണ്ഡിതനേ! അഹങ്കാരം മനസ്സിന്റെ ധർമ്മം; അത് ആത്മാവിന്റേതല്ല।

Word by Word

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• इति: thus (‘my’)
• इति: Nipata (निपात/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• गदितम्: said / uttered
• गदितम्: Karta (कर्ता; as nominal subject: ‘what is said’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gad (गद् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘spoken/uttered’

• यत्: which / whatever
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; correlates with ‘तत्’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• तु: but / indeed
• तु: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता/subject of ‘इष्यते’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; संकेत (correlative pronoun)

• अपि: also / even
• अपि: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; ‘also/even’)

• भ्रान्तिः: delusion
• भ्रान्तिः: Pratipādya (प्रतिपाद्य/predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrānti (भ्रान्ति प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इष्यते: is regarded (as)
• इष्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √iṣ (इष् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense: ‘is considered’)

• अहङ्कारः: ego-sense
• अहङ्कारः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ahaṅkāra (अहङ्कार प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मनः-धर्मः: a property of the mind
• मनः-धर्मः: Pratipādya (प्रतिपाद्य/predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (मनस् प्रातिपदिक) + dharma (धर्म प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मनसः धर्मः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आत्मनः: of the Self
• आत्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; ‘of the self’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (आत्मन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध/negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/causal nuance)

• पण्डित: O learned one
• पण्डित: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṇḍita (पण्डित प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It identifies “mine-ness” (mamatā) and ego (ahaṅkāra) as mental errors, urging the seeker to recognize the Self (Ātman) as untouched by these mind-made identifications—an essential step toward moksha.

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

By weakening “I” and “mine,” the devotee offers actions and results without possessiveness, making surrender (śaraṇāgati) and selfless service more natural—key supports for Vishnu-bhakti in the Narada Purana ethos.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it is primarily an inner discipline of discernment—seeing ahaṅkāra and mamatā as manodharma rather than Ātman.