Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 68

The Exposition of Spiritual Knowledge

Jñāna-pradarśanam

Devanagari script

तत्त्वमस्यादिवाक्येभ्यो ज्ञानं मोक्षस्य साधनम् । ज्ञाने त्वनाहते सिद्धे सर्वं ब्रह्ममयं भवेत् ॥ ६८ ॥

Transliteration

tattvamasyādivākyebhyo jñānaṃ mokṣasya sādhanam | jñāne tvanāhate siddhe sarvaṃ brahmamayaṃ bhavet || 68 ||

Translation

“ତତ୍ତ୍ୱମସି” ଆଦି ମହାବାକ୍ୟରୁ ମୋକ୍ଷର ସାଧନ—ମୁକ୍ତିଦାୟକ ଜ୍ଞାନ—ଉଦ୍ଭବ ହୁଏ। ସେହି ଜ୍ଞାନ ଯେତେବେଳେ ଅନାହତ ଓ ଅଚଳ ଭାବେ ଦୃଢ଼ ହୁଏ, ସମସ୍ତେ ବ୍ରହ୍ମମୟ ଭାବେ ପ୍ରତୀତ ହୁଏ॥

Word by Word

• तत्त्वम्: the reality / truth
• तत्त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; abstract noun

• असि: (you) are
• असि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आदि: and the like / etc.
• आदि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; उपपद/समुच्चयार्थे “etc.”

• वाक्येभ्यः: from the statements
• वाक्येभ्यः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), बहुवचन

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• मोक्षस्य: of liberation
• मोक्षस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• साधनम्: the means
• साधनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ज्ञाने: in/when (there is) knowledge
• ज्ञाने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक particle

• अनाहते: in the unstruck/undisturbed (state)
• अनाहते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनाहत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; past participial adjective ‘unstruck/undisturbed’

• सिद्धे: when perfected/realized
• सिद्धे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘accomplished/realized’

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ब्रह्ममयम्: consisting of Brahman
• ब्रह्ममयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्म + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) ‘brahma-maya’ = ‘made of Brahman’

• भवेत्: would become / becomes
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Brahman

FAQs

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

It declares that liberation is attained through Vedāntic knowledge born from mahāvākyas, culminating in the direct realization that all experience is Brahman.

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

While it primarily teaches jñāna-mārga, it supports mature bhakti by directing devotion toward the all-pervading Brahman—seeing the Lord’s presence in everything when knowledge is steady.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It implicitly points to correct understanding of Vedic sentences (vākya-vicāra)—a discipline supported by Vyākaraṇa and Mīmāṃsā methods—so the mahāvākyas yield stable liberating insight.