Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15

Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy

Transition to Vedānta Inquiry

Devanagari script

क्रियायोगरताः सर्वे यज्ञकर्मसु निष्टिताः । सत्यव्रता ध्यानपराः सदाध्यानपरायणाः ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

kriyāyogaratāḥ sarve yajñakarmasu niṣṭitāḥ | satyavratā dhyānaparāḥ sadādhyānaparāyaṇāḥ || 15 ||

Translation

അവർ എല്ലാവരും ക്രിയായോഗത്തിൽ രതരായി, യജ്ഞകർമ്മങ്ങളിൽ നിഷ്ഠിതരായി; സത്യവ്രതികളായി, ധ്യാനത്തിൽ തത്പരരായി, സദാ ധ്യാനപരായണരായി ഇരുന്നു.

Word by Word

• क्रिया-योग-रताः: devoted to the discipline of rites
• क्रिया-योग-रताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रिया (प्रातिपदिक) + योग (प्रातिपदिक) + रत (कृदन्त; √रम् धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; समासः: क्रियायोगे रताः

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• यज्ञ-कर्मसु: in sacrificial acts
• यज्ञ-कर्मसु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; समासः: यज्ञस्य कर्मसु

• निष्ठिताः: steadfast/established
• निष्ठिताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निष्ठित (कृदन्त; नि-√स्था धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• सत्य-व्रताः: having truth as their vow
• सत्य-व्रताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः: सत्यं व्रतं येषाम्

• ध्यान-पराः: intent on meditation
• ध्यान-पराः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः: ध्याने पराः (intent on meditation)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Visheshana (विशेषण/Modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• ध्यान-परायणाः: wholly devoted to meditation
• ध्यान-परायणाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक) + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः: ध्याने परायणाः (wholly devoted to meditation)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the dialogue on dharma and yogic discipline)

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 presents an integrated ideal: steadfast performance of yajña and sacred duties (kriyā-yoga) must be supported by truthfulness and sustained meditation, showing that outer ritual and inner contemplation belong to one path of purification.

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

By insisting on constant dhyāna and moral vows alongside ritual action, the verse outlines the inner discipline that ripens ritual into heartfelt remembrance—an essential foundation for Vishnu-bhakti even when the word “bhakti” is not explicit.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The emphasis on yajña-karmas points to applied Kalpa (ritual procedure) and disciplined observance of vows (vrata), indicating that correct ritual practice must be paired with ethical truthfulness and meditative focus.