Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 47

Gaṅgā-māhātmya: Bāhu’s Envy, Defeat, Forest Exile, and Aurva’s Dharmic Consolation

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे धीमानौर्वस्तेजोनिधिर्मुनिः । एतद्विज्ञातवान्सर्वं परमेण समाधिना ॥ ४७ ॥

Transliteration

etasminnantare dhīmānaurvastejonidhirmuniḥ | etadvijñātavānsarvaṃ parameṇa samādhinā || 47 ||

Translation

Между тем мудрый риши Аурва, обитель духовного сияния, узнал обо всём этом посредством высшего самадхи.

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• अन्तरे: interval; meantime
• अन्तरे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• धीमान्: wise
• धीमान्: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• और्वः: Aurva
• और्वः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: और्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• तेजोनिधिः: treasury of splendor
• तेजोनिधिः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject; epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक) + निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘तेजसः निधिः’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• मुनिः: sage
• मुनिः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• एतत्: this (matter)
• एतत्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• विज्ञातवान्: came to know
• विज्ञातवान्: क्रिया (Verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + ज्ञा (धातु) → विज्ञातवत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त (क्तवत्/परिप्रयोग), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); finite sense ‘has known’

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन) — in apposition to etat

• परमेण: supreme
• परमेण: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन) — qualifying samādhinā

• समाधिना: by meditation; by concentration
• समाधिना: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समाधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta (narrator)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Aurva

FAQs

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

It highlights that true comprehension can arise from parama-samādhi—direct yogic realization—rather than only external instruction.

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

While the verse is framed in yogic knowledge (samādhi), it supports Bhakti indirectly by showing that the highest truths are grasped through concentrated inner absorption—often described in Purāṇas as stabilized by devotion and purity of mind.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is yogic discipline—samādhi as a method for certain knowledge (vijñāna).