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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 59

Anūcāna (True Learning), the Vedāṅgas, and Śikṣā: Svara, Sāmavedic Chant, and Gandharva Theory

Devanagari script

गेति गेयं विदुः प्राज्ञा धेति कारुप्रवादनम् । वेति वाद्यस्य संज्ञेयं गंधर्वस्य प्ररोचनम् ॥ ५८ ॥

Transliteration

geti geyaṃ viduḥ prājñā dheti kārupravādanam | veti vādyasya saṃjñeyaṃ gaṃdharvasya prarocanam || 58 ||

Translation

Orang bijaksana mengetahui bahawa ‘geti’ menandakan apa yang harus dinyanyikan; ‘dheti’ menandakan persembahan seni yang mahir; dan ‘veti’ hendaklah difahami sebagai sebutan bagi muzik alat—semuanya ini ialah unsur yang menyenangkan dalam Gandharva (ilmu muzik dan persembahan).

Word by Word
गेति‘ge’ (thus)
गेति:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootगेति (अव्यय; इति-युक्त-उद्धरण)
Formअव्यय (Indeclinable), उद्धरण-निपात (quotative with इति): ‘(it is called) ge’
गेयम्a song; that which is to be sung
गेयम्:
Karma (कर्म/Predicative object)
TypeNoun
Rootगेय (कृदन्त; √गै/गाय् धातु)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); भाव/कर्मणि-योग्य (that which is to be sung)
विदुःknow, consider
विदुः:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)
प्राज्ञाःthe wise (people)
प्राज्ञाः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootप्राज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
धेति‘dhe’ (thus)
धेति:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootधेति (अव्यय; इति-युक्त-उद्धरण)
Formअव्यय (Indeclinable), उद्धरण-निपात (quotative with इति): ‘(it is called) dhe’
कारुप्रवादनम्the musician’s playing/intonation
कारुप्रवादनम्:
Karma (कर्म/Predicative object)
TypeNoun
Rootकारु-प्रवादन (प्रातिपदिक); कारु (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रवादन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘कारोः प्रवादनम्’ (playing/intonation by a singer/artist)
वेति‘ve’ (thus)
वेति:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवेति (अव्यय; इति-युक्त-उद्धरण)
Formअव्यय (Indeclinable), उद्धरण-निपात (quotative with इति): ‘(it is called) ve’
वाद्यस्यof an instrument
वाद्यस्य:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootवाद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)
संज्ञेयम्to be known as; termed
संज्ञेयम्:
Karma (कर्म/Predicative complement)
TypeAdjective
Rootसंज्ञेय (कृदन्त; √ज्ञा धातु, उपसर्ग सं-)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विधेय-विशेषण (to be known/termed)
गन्धर्वस्यof the Gandharva
गन्धर्वस्य:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootगन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)
प्ररोचनम्delight, pleasing (sound)
प्ररोचनम्:
Karma (कर्म/Predicative object)
TypeNoun
Rootप्ररोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)
Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical register on Gandharva-vidya)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities
G
Gandharva

FAQs

It classifies core components of Gandharva-vidya (song, artistic performance, and instruments), implying that disciplined sound and art—when properly understood—can refine the mind and support dharma-oriented living.

By defining what is ‘to be sung’ (geya) and what belongs to instrumental music (vadya), it indirectly supports devotional practice through structured kirtana, stotra-gayana, and sacred performance that can be offered with bhakti.

A technical, śāstra-like taxonomy of musical practice (Gandharva-vidya) related to disciplined sound and recitation—adjacent to Śikṣā (phonetics) and the wider traditional sciences used to preserve and perform sacred texts.

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