Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 77

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

Devanagari script

वचनादानगमनोत्सर्गानंदेषु कर्मसु । करणानि च सिद्धिना न कृतिः करणैर्विना ॥ ७७ ॥

Transliteration

vacanādānagamanotsargānaṃdeṣu karmasu | karaṇāni ca siddhinā na kṛtiḥ karaṇairvinā || 77 ||

Translation

വചന, ദാനം, ഗമനം, ഉത്സർഗം (വിടൽ), ആനന്ദം മുതലായ കർമ്മങ്ങളിൽ സിദ്ധി കരണമൂലമാണ്; കരണമില്ലാതെ കൃത്യം സാധ്യമല്ല.

Word by Word

• वचन-आदान-गमन-उत्सर्ग-आनन्देषु: in speaking, taking, going, excretion, and enjoyment
• वचन-आदान-गमन-उत्सर्ग-आनन्देषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन + आदान + गमन + उत्सर्ग + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (in the acts of speaking, taking, going, excreting, enjoying)

• कर्मसु: in actions
• कर्मसु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• करणानि: instruments/means (organs)
• करणानि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• सिद्धिना: by accomplishment/success
• सिद्धिना: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• कृतिः: action/agency (effective doing)
• कृतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• करणैः: with instruments/means
• करणैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• विना: without
• विना: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Exclusion)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश अव्यय/पूर्वपद (preposition-like indeclinable), वियोगार्थक; सामान्यतः तृतीया-सह (with instrumental)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Vedanga/technical context)

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 spiritual or worldly results (siddhi) arise through appropriate means—right faculties, tools, and procedures—so disciplined method is integral to dharmic action, not optional.

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

Bhakti is also a deliberate practice: prayer, japa, kirtana, offerings, and vows require proper “means” (attention, purity, correct observance). Devotion becomes fruitful when supported by correct practice rather than mere intention.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects the Vedanga/technical principle that every act depends on karaṇa (instrument/means)—a key idea used in ritual procedure and in grammatical-analytic traditions for explaining how actions are accomplished.