Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 62

Sṛṣṭi-varṇana, Bhārata-khaṇḍa-mahātmya, and Jagad-bhūgola

Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography

Devanagari script

वेदार्थश्रवणे बुद्धिः पुराणश्रवणे तथा । सत्संगेऽपि च यस्यास्ति सोऽपि वन्द्यः सुरोत्तमैः ॥ ६२ ॥

Transliteration

vedārthaśravaṇe buddhiḥ purāṇaśravaṇe tathā | satsaṃge'pi ca yasyāsti so'pi vandyaḥ surottamaiḥ || 62 ||

Translation

ଯାହାର ବେଦାର୍ଥ-ଶ୍ରବଣରେ ବୁଦ୍ଧି ଅଛି, ପୁରାଣ-ଶ୍ରବଣରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ସେହିପରି ରୁଚି ଅଛି, ଏବଂ ସତ୍ସଙ୍ଗରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ନିଷ୍ଠା ଅଛି—ସେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଦେବୋତ୍ତମମାନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ବନ୍ଦନୀୟ।

Word by Word

• वेदार्थश्रवणे: in listening to the meaning of the Veda
• वेदार्थश्रवणे: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद-अर्थ-श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक; वेद + अर्थ + श्रवण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• बुद्धिः: understanding/attention
• बुद्धिः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• पुराणश्रवणे: in listening to the Purāṇa
• पुराणश्रवणे: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण-श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक; पुराण + श्रवण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (Adverb: ‘likewise’)

• सत्सङ्गे: in the company of the good
• सत्सङ्गे: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्-सङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक; सत् + सङ्ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/बल (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (Particle: ‘also/even’)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (Conjunction)

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक-सर्वनाम

• अस्ति: is/exists
• अस्ति: क्रिया (Verb/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present/लट्); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person/प्रथम); एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/बल
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (Particle)

• वन्द्यः: worthy of salutation
• वन्द्यः: विधेय-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वन्द् (धातु) + यत् (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (Gerundive/भाव्य) ‘वन्द्य’ (to be saluted); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• सुरोत्तमैः: by the best of the gods
• सुरोत्तमैः: कर्ता (Agent in passive sense/कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर-उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक; सुर + उत्तम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति; बहुवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Veda
• Purana
• Satsanga
• Devas

FAQs

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

It elevates three pillars of inner refinement—understanding-based Vedic listening, Purāṇic listening, and steadfastness in satsanga—stating that such a person becomes venerable even to the highest devas.

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

By praising Purāṇa-śravaṇa and satsanga, it points to classic bhakti supports: hearing sacred narratives and staying in the company of the virtuous, which stabilizes faith and devotion through right understanding.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes vedārtha (meaning of the Veda) and disciplined śravaṇa; it implicitly values interpretive clarity associated with śāstra-study traditions (supported by Vedāṅga tools like Vyākaraṇa for correct comprehension), though no single Vedāṅga is named explicitly.