Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22

Sṛṣṭi-varṇana, Bhārata-khaṇḍa-mahātmya, and Jagad-bhūgola

Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography

Devanagari script

परमात्मा परानन्दः सर्वोपाधिविवर्जितः । ज्ञानैकवेद्यः परमः सञ्चिदानन्दविग्रहः ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

paramātmā parānandaḥ sarvopādhivivarjitaḥ | jñānaikavedyaḥ paramaḥ sañcidānandavigrahaḥ || 22 ||

Translation

పరమాత్మ పరమానందస్వరూపుడు, సమస్త ఉపాధుల నుండి విముక్తుడు; ఆయన పరముడు, శుద్ధ జ్ఞానముచేత మాత్రమే తెలిసేవాడు, సచ్చిదానంద విగ్రహుడు.

Word by Word

• paramātmā: Supreme Soul
• paramātmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paramātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• parānandaḥ: Supreme Bliss
• parānandaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parānanda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• sarvopādhivivarjitaḥ: devoid of all limiting adjuncts
• sarvopādhivivarjitaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva-upādhi-vivarjita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• jñānaikavedyaḥ: knowable only through knowledge
• jñānaikavedyaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jñāna-eka-vedya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• paramaḥ: supreme
• paramaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• sañcidānandavigrahaḥ: whose form is truth, consciousness, and bliss
• sañcidānandavigrahaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sat-cit-ānanda-vigraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a jñāna-upadeśa 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 defines the Paramātman as pure sat-cit-ānanda, untouched by all upādhis (limitations), and indicates liberation as realizing this reality through direct knowledge.

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

While stated in jñāna language, it supports bhakti by clarifying the object of devotion: the Supreme who is beyond all limiting attributes; devotion becomes purified when directed to this highest reality.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga practice is taught in this verse; the takeaway is Vedāntic discernment—removing upādhis conceptually and contemplating sat-cit-ānanda as the core teaching for mokṣa.