Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 64

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

Devanagari script

कोशकारवदात्मानं वेष्टितो नावबुध्यसे । अलं परिग्रहेणेह दोषवान् हि परिग्रहः ॥ ६४ ॥

Transliteration

kośakāravadātmānaṃ veṣṭito nāvabudhyase | alaṃ parigraheṇeha doṣavān hi parigrahaḥ || 64 ||

Translation

ରେଶମ କୀଟ ଯେପରି ନିଜ କୋଷରେ ନିଜେ ଘେରା ହୋଇ ଆତ୍ମସ୍ୱରୂପକୁ ନ ଜାଣେ, ସେପରି ପରିଗ୍ରହର ଆବରଣରେ ତୁମେ ନିଜକୁ ଚିହ୍ନୁନାହ। ଏଠି ସଂଗ୍ରହ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟାପ୍ତ—ପରିଗ୍ରହ ନିଜେ ଦୋଷମୟ।

Word by Word

• कोशकारवत्: like a cocoon-maker (silkworm)
• कोशकारवत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोशकार + वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत्-प्रयोगः; उपमानवाचकं तद्धितान्तम् (वत्), indeclinable-like comparative; modifies implied manner (यथा कोशकारः)

• आत्मानम्: the self
• आत्मानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• वेष्टितः: wrapped/enclosed
• वेष्टितः: Kartṛ-sāmānādhikaraṇa (कर्ता-सामानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेष्ट् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; passive sense ‘wrapped/enclosed’ (you being wrapped)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अवबुध्यसे: you understand/realize
• अवबुध्यसे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + बुध् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• अलम्: enough; desist
• अलम्: Vākya-upapada (वाक्योपपद)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अलम् (अव्यय)
• Form: पर्याप्त्यर्थक/निवारणार्थक-अव्यय; ‘enough/stop’

• परिग्रहेण: with/through attachment/possessions
• परिग्रहेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• इह: here (in this world)
• इह: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• दोषवान्: faulty; harmful
• दोषवान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दोषवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गुणवाचक (possessed of fault)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• परिग्रहः: attachment/possessiveness
• परिग्रहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: karuna (compassion)

FAQs

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

It warns that possessions and the mentality of “mine” can wrap the mind like a cocoon, obscuring Self-knowledge; liberation requires reducing grasping (parigraha) and cultivating detachment (vairagya).

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

Bhakti matures when the heart is not crowded by possessiveness; by letting go of hoarding and “mine-ness,” one’s attention and love can be offered more fully to the Lord rather than to objects and status.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it is a Moksha-dharma instruction focused on ethical restraint and inner discipline—renouncing parigraha as a practical step toward realization.