Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 76

Janaka’s Quest for Liberation; Pañcaśikha’s Sāṅkhya on Renunciation, Elements, Guṇas, and the Deathless State

Devanagari script

अतुष्टिः परितापश्च शोको लोभस्तथाऽक्षमा । लिंगानि रजसस्तानि दृश्यंते हेत्वहेतुतः ॥ ७६ ॥

Transliteration

atuṣṭiḥ paritāpaśca śoko lobhastathā'kṣamā | liṃgāni rajasastāni dṛśyaṃte hetvahetutaḥ || 76 ||

Translation

မကျေနပ်မှု၊ စိတ်အတွင်းပူလောင်မှု၊ ဝမ်းနည်းကြေကွဲမှု၊ လောဘနှင့် မခံနိုင်မရှည်နိုင်ခြင်း—ဤတို့သည် ရဇသ် (rajas) ၏ လက္ခဏာများ ဖြစ်ပြီး၊ အကြောင်းရှိသော်လည်းကောင်း အကြောင်းမရှိသော်လည်းကောင်း ဖြစ်ပေါ်လာသည်ဟု တွေ့ရသည်။

Word by Word

• अतुष्टिः: dissatisfaction
• अतुष्टिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परितापः: torment, distress
• परितापः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिताप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• शोकः: grief
• शोकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लोभः: greed
• लोभः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• अक्षमा: intolerance, impatience
• अक्षमा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लिङ्गानि: signs, marks
• लिङ्गानि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Plural)

• रजसः: of rajas (passion)
• रजसः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• तानि: those
• तानि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• दृश्यन्ते: are seen, appear
• दृश्यन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• हेतु-अहेतुतः: from cause and non-cause; with/without cause
• हेतु-अहेतुतः: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हेतु + अहेतु (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; द्वन्द्व-समास (हेतु + अहेतु) + तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It teaches self-diagnosis: recognizing rājasic symptoms—restlessness, sorrow, greed, and intolerance—helps a seeker reduce agitation of mind and move toward steadiness conducive to moksha.

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

By identifying rajas as a source of inner turmoil, the verse indirectly supports bhakti-sādhana: devotion to Vishnu is steadied when rājasic impulses like greed and impatience are restrained, allowing calm remembrance and surrender.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga is taught in this verse; it functions as a practical psychological marker within moksha-dharma—useful for daily self-observation and ethical restraint (kṣamā/forbearance) rather than ritual or technical science.