Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8

Dharmānukathana

Narration of Dharma

Devanagari script

वैष्णवं योगमास्थाय मुक्तिं व्रजति शाश्वतीम् । दारुभिः कुरुते यस्तु तस्य स्याद् द्विगुणं फलम् ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

vaiṣṇavaṃ yogamāsthāya muktiṃ vrajati śāśvatīm | dārubhiḥ kurute yastu tasya syād dviguṇaṃ phalam || 8 ||

Translation

Тот, кто прибегает к вайшнавской йоге, достигает вечного освобождения. А кто совершает её, используя священные дрова, получает плод вдвое больший.

Word by Word

• वैष्णवम्: Vaiṣṇava
• वैष्णवम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘yoga’)

• योगम्: yoga (discipline)
• योगम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• आस्थाय: having adopted
• आस्थाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund, त्वा), अव्ययभाव; ‘having resorted to’

• मुक्तिम्: liberation
• मुक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• व्रजति: attains/goes to
• व्रजति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• शाश्वतीम्: eternal
• शाश्वतीम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘mukti’)

• दारुभिः: with pieces of wood
• दारुभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दारु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• कुरुते: does/makes
• कुरुते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• तस्य: of him / for him
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• स्यात्: would be
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• द्वि-गुणम्: twofold/double
• द्वि-गुणम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (numeral determinative: ‘twofold’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘phala’)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karta (कर्ता) (of ‘syāt’ as predicate-nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-oriented discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Vaishnava Yoga
• Mukti

FAQs

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

It declares that the Vishnu-centered path (Vaiṣṇava Yoga) leads to śāśvatī mukti—lasting liberation—and also stresses that sincere devotional discipline can be strengthened by properly performed ritual supports.

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

By presenting liberation as the fruit of Vaiṣṇava Yoga, it frames devotion to Vishnu as a complete soteriological path; the added “double fruit” highlights that bhakti, when expressed through disciplined worship and offerings, is praised as especially potent.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to ritual know-how connected with Kalpa (practical procedure of worship/offerings), implying that correct materials (like dāru—fuel sticks for sacred rites) and proper performance amplify the stated merit.