Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 80
Nirukta, Phonetic Variants, and Vedic Dhātu–Svara Taxonomy
बंधिर्युधिरुधीराधिव्यध्शुधः साधिसिध्यती । मन्यहन्नाप्क्षिप्छुपितप्तिपस्तृप्यतिदृप्यती ॥ ८० ॥
baṃdhiryudhirudhīrādhivyadhśudhaḥ sādhisidhyatī | manyahannāpkṣipchupitaptipastṛpyatidṛpyatī || 80 ||
मनुष्य बधिर होतो; रक्त (युधिरुधीर) क्षुब्ध होते; मन व्यथित व चंचल होते. आधि-व्याधि व शोकादि प्रबळ होतात आणि साधना-सिद्धीही अडते. क्रोध, प्रहार, कठोर नकार, दडलेली अस्वस्थता, दाहदुःख, आणि शेवटी तृप्तीतून दर्प—असा अंतःविकार वाढत जातो.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It warns that unchecked inner agitation—especially anger—spreads from the mind into the body and behavior, obstructing sādhana and pushing the seeker toward pride, which blocks mokṣa.
Bhakti requires inner purity and humility; this verse highlights how anger and arrogance disrupt steadiness of heart, making devotion unstable and fruitless.
It emphasizes disciplined speech and conduct—aligned with Śikṣā (proper regulation of expression) and Vyākaraṇa-informed restraint in words—so that mental agitation does not become harmful action.