Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 107

Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā

Devanagari script

पाशबंधनविच्छेदो दीक्षयैव प्रजायते । अतो बंधनविच्छित्त्यै मंत्रदीक्षां समाचरेत् ॥ १०७ ॥

Transliteration

pāśabaṃdhanavicchedo dīkṣayaiva prajāyate | ato baṃdhanavicchittyai maṃtradīkṣāṃ samācaret || 107 ||

Translation

പാശംപോലെയുള്ള ബന്ധനത്തിന്റെ വിച്ഛേദം ദീക്ഷയാൽ മാത്രമേ ജനിക്കൂ. അതിനാൽ ബന്ധനവിച്ഛിത്തിക്കായി വിധിപൂർവ്വം മന്ത്രദീക്ഷ സ്വീകരിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• पाशबंधनविच्छेदः: severance of bondage (noose)
• पाशबंधनविच्छेदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाश + बन्धन + विच्छेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी/तत्पुरुषसमासः (पाशबन्धनस्य विच्छेदः = severance of the noose-bondage)

• दीक्षया: by initiation
• दीक्षया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचनम्; करण (instrumental)

• एव: alone/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• प्रजायते: arises/is produced
• प्रजायते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्; ‘उत्पद्यते’

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक-निपात (therefore/from this)

• बंधनविच्छित्त्यै: for cutting bondage
• बंधनविच्छित्त्यै: Sampradana/Prayojana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्धन + विच्छित्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचनम्; प्रयोजन (dative: ‘for severance of bondage’)

• मंत्रदीक्षाम्: mantra-initiation
• मंत्रदीक्षाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र + दीक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचनम्; कर्म (object)

• समाचरेत्: should undertake/practice
• समाचरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्; ‘आचरेत्/कुर्यात्’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

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 teaches that true release from binding forces (pāśa-bandhana)—karmic and inner compulsions—depends on receiving proper dīkṣā, not merely on self-directed practice.

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

By emphasizing mantra-dīkṣā, it points to disciplined, guru-guided worship where mantra becomes the focused vehicle of devotion, leading the devotee toward freedom from bondage.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights the ritual-technical principle that mantras are to be received through authorized initiation (a prayoga/vidhi-based discipline), aligning practice with śāstric procedure rather than improvisation.