Shloka 37

Devanagari script

यास्यामि ब्रह्मलोके वै दुःखं ज्ञापयितुं स्वकम् । निर्व्यापारो नियोगी तु नियोगे यस्तु तिष्ठति ॥ ३७ ॥

Transliteration

yāsyāmi brahmaloke vai duḥkhaṃ jñāpayituṃ svakam | nirvyāpāro niyogī tu niyoge yastu tiṣṭhati || 37 ||

Translation

ମୁଁ ବ୍ରହ୍ମଲୋକକୁ ଯାଇ ମୋର ଦୁଃଖ ଜଣାଇବି। କିନ୍ତୁ ଯେ ନିଯୋଗୀ ନିଜେ ନିର୍ବ୍ୟାପାର ହୋଇ ମଧ୍ୟ ନିଯୋଗ ପାଳନ କରେ, ସେ ତାହାର ନିଯୋଗ-ସୀମାରେ ହିଁ ରହିବା ଉଚିତ।

Word by Word

• यास्यामि: I will go
• यास्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु; √या)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ब्रह्मलोके: in Brahmaloka
• ब्रह्मलोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; Locative ‘in Brahma-loka’

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• दुःखम्: sorrow; suffering
• दुःखम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; object of ‘to inform’

• ज्ञापयितुम्: to inform; to make known
• ज्ञापयितुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/तुमुन्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ज्ञापयितुम् (कृदन्त; √ज्ञा, णिच्)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive) ‘to make known/inform’

• स्वकम्: my own
• स्वकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; adjective qualifying दुःखम् ‘one’s own’

• निर्व्यापारः: inactive
• निर्व्यापारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् (उपसर्ग) + व्यापार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘inactive/without activity’

• नियोगी: one under orders; an appointee
• नियोगी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियोगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘one under command/appointed person’

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोधार्थक/अवधारण-निपात

• नियोगे: in the command; in the assignment
• नियोगे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; Locative ‘in/under the command’

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; relative pronoun ‘who’

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात

• तिष्ठति: stands; remains
• तिष्ठति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु; √स्था)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narada (narrative voice within Uttara-Bhaga dialogue tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"karuna","emotional_journey":"A quiet resolve to approach Brahmaloka and report sorrow is tempered by a reflective ethical constraint: even a personally detached agent must remain within the limits of assigned duty."}

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Brahmaloka

FAQs

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

It highlights dharma as fidelity to one’s assigned obligation (niyoga): even if one is personally detached or inactive, the moral frame is to remain aligned with the duty one has accepted.

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

Indirectly, it supports bhakti-ethics: devotion is not only emotion but disciplined adherence to rightful duty—acting as an instrument under higher order while keeping personal agitation (duḥkha) from breaking dharmic boundaries.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse is primarily dharma/nyāya in tone rather than a Vedanga lesson; practically, it reflects the Vyākaraṇa-style precision of terms like niyoga/niyogī that define duty, agency, and obligation in ritual-legal discourse.