Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 48

The Description of the Glory of the Purāṇa

Purāṇa-Māhātmya

Devanagari script

गमिष्यामि गुरोः पांर्श्वं व्यासस्यामिततेजसः । इत्युक्त्वाभ्यर्चितः सूतः शौनकाद्यैर्महात्मभिः ॥ ४८ ॥

Transliteration

gamiṣyāmi guroḥ pāṃrśvaṃ vyāsasyāmitatejasaḥ | ityuktvābhyarcitaḥ sūtaḥ śaunakādyairmahātmabhiḥ || 48 ||

Translation

“เราจักไปยังเคียงข้างพระอาจารย์ของเรา คือพระวยาสผู้มีรัศมีหาประมาณมิได้” ครั้นกล่าวดังนี้แล้ว สุตะผู้ได้รับการบูชาและยกย่องจากมหาตมะทั้งหลายมีเศานกะเป็นต้น ก็เตรียมออกเดินทาง।

Word by Word

• गमिष्यामि: I shall go
• गमिष्यामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• गुरोः: of the teacher
• गुरोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular)

• पार्श्वम्: side; vicinity
• पार्श्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• व्यासस्य: of Vyāsa
• व्यासस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular)

• अमिततेजसः: of immeasurable splendor
• अमिततेजसः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण (adjective) qualifying ‘व्यासस्य’

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-समाप्ति सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: इत्यादि-निदर्शक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त्वा (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (prior action): ‘having said’

• अभ्यर्चितः: having been worshipped/honored
• अभ्यर्चितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि + अर्च् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण of ‘सूतः’

• सूतः: Sūta (the narrator)
• सूतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• शौनकाद्यैः: by Śaunaka and others
• शौनकाद्यैः: Karana (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शौनक + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural); ‘शौनकः आदिः येषाम्’ (those headed by Śaunaka)

• महात्मभिः: by great-souled sages
• महात्मभिः: Karana (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

Speaker

Suta

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Characters & Entities

• Suta
• Vyasa
• Shaunaka

FAQs

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

It highlights guru-paramparā as the sanctified channel of Purāṇic knowledge: the narrator (Sūta) seeks Vyāsa’s presence, and the sages honor him, showing that teaching is upheld by reverence, lineage, and disciplined transmission.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as sevā and vandanā—going to the guru with humility and honoring the teacher-narrator—indicating that devotion is not only toward Viṣṇu but also toward the sacred means of receiving dharma-śravaṇa.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse underscores the practical discipline of śravaṇa (listening) within a recognized lineage—an essential method for preserving śāstra—rather than a specific Vedāṅga topic like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.