Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 55

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

Devanagari script

भोग्येस्य भोग्यतिर्मासाञ्चिद्व्यक्तिर्भोग उच्यते । सुखादिरूपो विषयाकारा बुद्धिः समासतः ॥ ५५ ॥

Transliteration

bhogyesya bhogyatirmāsāñcidvyaktirbhoga ucyate | sukhādirūpo viṣayākārā buddhiḥ samāsataḥ || 55 ||

Translation

ഭോഗ്യവിഷയത്തോടനുബന്ധിച്ച് ചിത്ത് ‘ഭോഗ്യതി’ രൂപത്തിൽ പ്രകടമാകുന്നതിനെ ‘ഭോഗം’ എന്നു പറയുന്നു. സംക്ഷേപത്തിൽ, വിഷയാകാരം ധരിച്ച ബുദ്ധി സുഖാദി രൂപമായി പ്രത്യക്ഷപ്പെടുന്നതുതന്നെ ഭോഗം ആകുന്നു।

Word by Word

• भोग्यस्य: of the enjoyable (object)
• भोग्यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भोग्यतिः: enjoyability; capacity to be enjoyed
• भोग्यतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग्यति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मात्रा: measure; mere extent
• मात्रा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चित्: only; merely
• चित्: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चित् (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: निपात (particle; delimiting/indefinite sense, 'only/just')

• व्यक्तिः: manifestation
• व्यक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भोगः: enjoyment; experience
• भोगः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उच्यते: is said; is called
• उच्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + उत् (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), आत्मनेपद

• सुख-आदि-रूपः: having the form of pleasure etc.
• सुख-आदि-रूपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (भोगः इति)

• विषय-आकारा: having the form of objects
• विषय-आकारा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषय (प्रातिपदिक) + आकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (बुद्धिः इति)

• बुद्धिः: intellect; cognition
• बुद्धिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समासतः: in summary; briefly
• समासतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समासतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), संक्षेपवाचक (in brief/summarily)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical-analytic mode)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

FAQs

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

It reframes “enjoyment” (bhoga) as a cognitive event: consciousness expressing through buddhi as object-shaped experience. Seeing pleasure and pain as modifications of intellect helps cultivate detachment and supports the pursuit of moksha.

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

By showing that worldly sukha is an intellect-formation tied to objects, the verse encourages shifting the mind from transient sense-forms to a stable divine support. This discrimination strengthens vairagya, making bhakti to Vishnu steadier and less object-dependent.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The passage uses a precise definitional style typical of Vedanga-adjacent technical discourse (especially vyakarana/nyaya-like lakshana): it defines bhoga via the relation between viṣaya (object), buddhi (intellect), and cit (consciousness).