Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60

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

Devanagari script

भोगस्यासंभवस्तस्मात्स एवात्र प्रवर्तकः । करणादिप्रयोक्तॄत्वं विद्ययैवास्य संमतम् ॥ ६० ॥

Transliteration

bhogasyāsaṃbhavastasmātsa evātra pravartakaḥ | karaṇādiprayoktṝtvaṃ vidyayaivāsya saṃmatam || 60 ||

Translation

ഭോഗം സ്വയം സംഭവിക്കുകയില്ല; അതിനാൽ ഇവിടെ അവൻ തന്നെയാണ് (പുരുഷൻ) പ്രവർത്തകൻ. ഇന്ദ്രിയാദി കരണമുകൾ പ്രയോഗിക്കുന്ന കർത്തൃത്വവും അവനിൽ വിദ്യയാൽ മാത്രമേ അംഗീകരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നുള്ളൂ.

Word by Word

• भोगस्य: of enjoyment
• भोगस्य: Sambandha/Genitive (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; ‘of enjoyment’

• असम्भवः: impossibility
• असम्भवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘non-occurrence/impossibility’

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-इति अव्ययीभूत-प्रयोग (ablatival particle: ‘therefore/from that’)

• सः: he/that (one)
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: ‘here/in this matter’)

• प्रवर्तकः: instigator
• प्रवर्तकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवर्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘instigator/initiator’

• करणादि-प्रयोक्तृत्वम्: the capacity/state of employing instruments etc.
• करणादि-प्रयोक्तृत्वम्: Karma/Pratipādya (कर्म/प्रातिपाद्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करण + आदि + प्रयोजकत्व/प्रयोक्तृत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; abstract ‘the state of employing instruments etc.’

• विद्यया: by knowledge
• विद्यया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; instrumental ‘by knowledge’

• एव: alone/indeed
• एव: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय

• अस्य: of him/of it
• अस्य: Sambandha/Genitive (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; ‘of him/its’

• संमतम्: accepted/acknowledged
• संमतम्: Pradhāna-kriyāviśeṣaṇa (प्रधान-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संमत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; predicate ‘is accepted/approved’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/śāstra-style inquiry on agency and experience)

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 teaches that experience of results (bhoga) requires an initiator and that true agency over the senses and faculties is grounded in vidyā—discriminative knowledge—rather than in mere impulse.

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

By implying mastery over the instruments (senses/mind) through right understanding, it supports bhakti as disciplined devotion—where knowledge guides action and prevents sense-driven enjoyment from becoming the driver of life.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A śāstra-like emphasis on correct cognition (vidyā) as the basis for proper application of faculties (karaṇas), aligning technical analysis of action and its instruments with spiritual practice.