Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 113

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

Devanagari script

दीक्षितस्तंत्रविधिना स्ववर्णाचारतत्परः । अनुष्ठानं प्रकुर्वीत नित्यनैमित्तिकात्मकम् ॥ ११३ ॥

Transliteration

dīkṣitastaṃtravidhinā svavarṇācāratatparaḥ | anuṣṭhānaṃ prakurvīta nityanaimittikātmakam || 113 ||

Translation

जो तंत्रविधीने दीक्षित असून स्ववर्णाचारात तत्पर आहे, त्याने नित्य व नैमित्तिक अशा दोन्ही प्रकारचे अनुष्ठान करावे।

Word by Word

• दीक्षितः: the initiated person
• दीक्षितः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीक्षित (प्रातिपदिक; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त from दीक्ष्/दीक्ष् caus.)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) ‘initiated’

• तन्त्रविधिना: by the tantric procedure
• तन्त्रविधिना: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तन्त्र + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (तन्त्रस्य विधिः)

• स्ववर्णाचारतत्परः: devoted to the conduct of one’s own varṇa
• स्ववर्णाचारतत्परः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व + वर्ण + आचार + तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (स्वस्य वर्णस्य आचारे तत्परः)

• अनुष्ठानम्: observance/practice (ritual discipline)
• अनुष्ठानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुष्ठान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रकुर्वीत: should perform
• प्रकुर्वीत: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• नित्यनैमित्तिकात्मकम्: consisting of daily and occasional (rites)
• नित्यनैमित्तिकात्मकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य + नैमित्तिक + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (नित्यं च नैमित्तिकं च—तदात्मकम्) अनुष्ठानम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in dialogue context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

FAQs

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

It teaches that initiation is not merely ceremonial; it must culminate in steady discipline—faithfully performing both daily obligations and occasion-based rites in harmony with one’s prescribed conduct.

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

By emphasizing consistent nitya and naimittika observances, it supports bhakti as a lived practice—devotion expressed through regulated conduct, purity, and continual worship-oriented discipline.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application is implied: knowing how to structure obligatory and occasion-based karmas aligns with Kalpa (ritual procedure) and the broader discipline of correct ācāra and anushthāna.