Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 4

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

Devanagari script

तस्मादधीष्व भगवन्सार्द्धं पुत्रेण धीमता । वेदान्वेदविदा चैव सुप्रसन्नमनाः सदा ॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration

tasmādadhīṣva bhagavansārddhaṃ putreṇa dhīmatā | vedānvedavidā caiva suprasannamanāḥ sadā || 4 ||

Translation

ထို့ကြောင့် အရှင်မြတ်ရေ၊ ဉာဏ်ပညာရှိသော သားတော်နှင့်အတူ၊ ဝေဒကိုသိသော ပညာရှင်နှင့်လည်း ပေါင်း၍ ဝေဒတော်တို့ကို လေ့လာပါ။ စိတ်နှလုံးကို အမြဲတမ်း အလွန်သန့်ရှင်း၍ ငြိမ်းချမ်းပျော်ရွှင်စွာ ထိန်းထားပါ။

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/सम्बन्धबोधक), अपादानार्थे ‘तस्मात्’ = ‘therefore/from that reason’

• अधीष्व: study (you)
• अधीष्व: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि-इ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: इ (गत्यर्थ) उपसर्ग: अधि; अर्थ: ‘study/recite’

• भगवन्: O venerable one
• भगवन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• सार्द्धम्: together with
• सार्द्धम्: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्द्धम् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (सह/सम्बन्धार्थक), ‘with/together’

• पुत्रेण: with (your) son
• पुत्रेण: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• धीमता: wise
• धीमता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier) पुत्रेण इति

• वेदान्: the Vedas
• वेदान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• वेदविदा: by a knower of the Vedas
• वेदविदा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद-विद् (प्रातिपदिक; वेद + विद् ‘knower’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): वेदानां विद् = ‘knower of the Vedas’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण/निश्चयार्थ particle)

• सुप्रसन्नमनाः: having a very serene mind
• सुप्रसन्नमनाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-प्रसन्न-मनस् (प्रातिपदिक; सु + प्रसन्न + मनस्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: यस्य मनः सुप्रसन्नम् सः

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक adverb)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada / the inquirer in the dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Veda
• Veda-vid (knower of the Veda)

FAQs

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

It teaches that Vedic study (svādhyāya) becomes a moksha-supporting discipline when done with right guidance (a Vedavid) and a serene, sattvic mind.

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

By emphasizing constant inner serenity while engaging in sacred learning, it supports bhakti as a calm, purified orientation of the heart—where knowledge and devotion mature together.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It stresses correct learning under a qualified Vedavid—implying disciplined svādhyāya supported by Vedanga tools like Śikṣā (phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa (grammar) for accurate recitation and understanding.