Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10

Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy

Transition to Vedānta Inquiry

Devanagari script

कामादिदोषनिर्मुक्ताः शमादिगुणतत्पराः । धर्मसाधनचित्ताश्च गतासूया अदांभिकाः ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

kāmādidoṣanirmuktāḥ śamādiguṇatatparāḥ | dharmasādhanacittāśca gatāsūyā adāṃbhikāḥ || 10 ||

Translation

Свободные от пороков, таких как вожделение и прочие, устремлённые к добродетелям, начинающимся с умиротворения, с умом, обращённым к средствам дхармы, без зависти и без лицемерия — такие люди достойны высшего пути.

Word by Word

• kāmādidoṣanirmuktāḥ: freed from faults beginning with lust
• kāmādidoṣanirmuktāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāmādidoṣanirmukta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• śamādiguṇatatparāḥ: intent on virtues beginning with tranquility
• śamādiguṇatatparāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śamādiguṇatatpara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• dharmasādhanacittāḥ: whose minds are set on achieving Dharma
• dharmasādhanacittāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharmasādhanacitta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• gatāsūyāḥ: free from envy (from whom envy is gone)
• gatāsūyāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gatāsūya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• adāmbhikāḥ: free from arrogance/hypocrisy
• adāmbhikāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adāmbhika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural. Nañ-Tatpurusha.

Speaker

Narada (teaching in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It lists the inner qualifications—freedom from desire-born faults, tranquility, sincere dharma-practice, non-envy, and non-hypocrisy—by which a seeker becomes fit for higher spiritual realization.

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

Bhakti is supported by purity of heart: when desire, envy, and hypocrisy are removed and the mind is steady in dharma, devotion becomes sincere, stable, and free from ego-driven display.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught here; the verse emphasizes sadhana-ethics—mental discipline (śama) and integrity—as foundational for any Vedic or puranic practice.