Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1

Anadhyaya and the Winds: From Vedic Recitation Protocol to Sanatkumara’s Moksha-Upadesha

Devanagari script

सनन्दन उवाच । अवतीर्णेषु विप्रेषु व्यासः पुत्रसहायवान् । तूर्ष्णीं ध्यानपरो धीमानेकांते समुपाविशत् ॥ १ ॥

Transliteration

sanandana uvāca | avatīrṇeṣu vipreṣu vyāsaḥ putrasahāyavān | tūrṣṇīṃ dhyānaparo dhīmānekāṃte samupāviśat || 1 ||

Translation

စနန္ဒနက ပြောသည်– ဂုဏ်သိက္ခာရှိသော ဗြာဟ္မဏတို့ ရောက်လာပြီးနောက် သားနှင့်အတူရှိသော ပညာရှိ ဗျာသသည် တိတ်ဆိတ်စွာ အထီးကျန်ရာ၌ ထိုင်ကာ သမာဓိတွင် အပြည့်အဝ စူးစိုက်နေ하였다။

Word by Word

• सनन्दनः: Sanandana
• सनन्दनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• अवतीर्णेषु: when (they) had descended/arrived
• अवतीर्णेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-तॄ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), from √तॄ with उपसर्ग अव; Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन); agreeing with ‘vipreṣu’

• विप्रेषु: among the Brahmins/sages
• विप्रेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• व्यासः: Vyāsa
• व्यासः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• पुत्र-सहायवान्: with his son as helper
• पुत्र-सहायवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + सहायवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘having a son as helper’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• तूर्ष्णीम्: silently
• तूर्ष्णीम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्ष्णीम् (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (रीतिबोधक अव्यय)

• ध्यान-परः: intent on meditation
• ध्यान-परः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘intent on meditation’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• धीमान्: wise
• धीमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• एकान्ते: in solitude
• एकान्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• सम्-उपाविशत्: sat down
• सम्-उपाविशत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उप-विश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

Speaker

Sanandana

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Sanandana
• Vyasa

FAQs

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

It frames liberation-oriented teaching by showing Vyāsa’s ideal posture: withdrawal into solitude, silence, and meditation—signals of inner mastery that precede higher instruction on Moksha Dharma.

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

Though Bhakti is not named here, the verse establishes the inner discipline (silence, one-pointed contemplation) that supports steady devotion—making the mind fit for sustained remembrance of the Lord in later teachings.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is the sādhana-method: ekānta (seclusion), mauna (silence), and dhyāna (meditation) as preparatory discipline.