Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39

Hari-nāma Mahimā and Caraṇāmṛta: The Redemption of the Hunter Gulika

Uttaṅka Itihāsa

Devanagari script

अहो बलवती माया मोहयत्यखिलं जगत् । पुत्रमित्रकलत्रार्थं सर्वं दुःखेन योजयेत् ॥ ३९ ॥

Transliteration

aho balavatī māyā mohayatyakhilaṃ jagat | putramitrakalatrārthaṃ sarvaṃ duḥkhena yojayet || 39 ||

Translation

Увы, как могущественна Майя! Она омрачает весь мир и ради сына, друга и супруга связывает всё с страданием.

Word by Word

• अहो: alas!/oh!
• अहो: Sambodhana/Exclamation (सम्बोधन/उद्गार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अहो (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: निपात (exclamation)

• बलवती: powerful
• बलवती: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• माया: illusion
• माया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• मोहयति: deludes
• मोहयति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् लकार (Present); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative)

• अखिलम्: entire; all
• अखिलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• जगत्: world
• जगत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• पुत्रमित्रकलत्रार्थम्: for the sake of son, friend, and wife
• पुत्रमित्रकलत्रार्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र + मित्र + कलत्र + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (पुत्र-मित्र-कलत्राणाम् अर्थः/हेतुः); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative; adverbial goal/purpose), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• दुःखेन: with suffering; by pain
• दुःखेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• योजयेत्: would yoke/attach; would involve
• योजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Maya

FAQs

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

It warns that Māyā powerfully deludes beings into mistaking family-centered identity and possession as the highest aim, thereby yoking the mind to repeated sorrow; the implied remedy is dispassion and turning toward liberation-oriented living.

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

By exposing how attachment to son, friends, and spouse becomes a cause of suffering, the verse redirects the heart from possessiveness to steadier refuge—devotion to Bhagavān (especially Vishnu-bhakti) that is not dependent on changing worldly relationships.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical-psychological discernment (viveka) used in Dharma and Moksha teachings—recognizing attachment as a source of duḥkha and cultivating vairāgya.