Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10

Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation

Devanagari script

यस्याभिन्नमिदं सर्वं यच्चेंगद्यञ्च नेंगति । तमुग्रमजरं देवं ध्यात्वा दुःखात्प्रमुच्यते ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

yasyābhinnamidaṃ sarvaṃ yacceṃgadyañca neṃgati | tamugramajaraṃ devaṃ dhyātvā duḥkhātpramucyate || 10 ||

Translation

ထိုသခင်အတွက် စကြဝဠာအလုံးစုံသည် မခွဲမခွာတစ်ရပ်တည်းဖြစ်၏—လှုပ်ရှားသည့်အရာနှင့် မလှုပ်ရှားသည့်အရာတို့ပါဝင်၏။ ထိုကြမ်းတမ်းသော်လည်း သန့်ရှင်းမြင့်မြတ်သော အဇရ(မအို) ဒေဝကို ဓ్యာနပြုလျှင် ဒုက္ခမှ လွတ်မြောက်၏။

Word by Word

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular)

• अभिन्नम्: undivided, non-different
• अभिन्नम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: कर्ता (Subject of implied ‘is’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण इदम्-शब्दस्य

• यत्: which
• यत्: कर्ता (relative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• इङ्गति: moves
• इङ्गति: क्रिया (Verb action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इङ्ग्/इङ्ग (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present/लट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• यत्: which
• यत्: कर्ता (relative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• इङ्गति: moves
• इङ्गति: क्रिया (Verb action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इङ्ग्/इङ्ग (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present/लट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• तम्: him
• तम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• उग्रम्: fierce, mighty
• उग्रम्: कर्म (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• अजरम्: ageless
• अजरम्: कर्म (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अजर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated (on)
• ध्यात्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• दुःखात्: from sorrow
• दुःखात्: अपादान (Source: from)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/पञ्चमी), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रमुच्यते: is released
• प्रमुच्यते: क्रिया (Verb action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present/लट्), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (passive sense)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Supreme Deity (Paramadeva)

FAQs

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

It teaches a non-separation (abheda) vision: realizing the Divine as the essence of everything—moving and unmoving—makes meditation transformative and leads to freedom from duḥkha (sorrow).

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

Bhakti here is expressed as dhyāna—steadfast contemplation of the awe-inspiring, ageless Lord present in all. Seeing all as belonging to and pervaded by God deepens devotion and dissolves grief.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse primarily emphasizes dhyāna-yoga rather than a specific Vedāṅga; practically, it supports disciplined mantra/meditation practice grounded in Vedāntic meaning (artha) rather than ritual technique alone.