Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13

The Narration of the Brāhma Purāṇa’s Account

Brāhma Purāṇānukramaṇikā

Devanagari script

तस्मादाख्याहि मह्यं त्वं सर्वसन्देहभंजनम् । सूत उवाच । ततः सनातनो विप्राः श्रुत्वा नारदभाषितम् ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

tasmādākhyāhi mahyaṃ tvaṃ sarvasandehabhaṃjanam | sūta uvāca | tataḥ sanātano viprāḥ śrutvā nāradabhāṣitam || 13 ||

Translation

ฉะนั้น ขอได้โปรดอธิบายคำสอนที่ทำลายความสงสัยทั้งปวงแก่ข้าพเจ้า. สูตะกล่าวว่า: แล้วต่อมา โอ้พราหมณ์ทั้งหลาย สนาตนะเมื่อได้สดับถ้อยคำของนารท…

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore / from that (reason)
• तस्मात्: हेतु/अपादान (Reason/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (Ablative/5th), एकवचनम्; अर्थः—‘तस्मात् कारणात्’

• आख्याहि: tell/declare
• आख्याहि: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-ख्या (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• मह्यम्: to me
• मह्यम्: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः (Dative/4th), एकवचनम्

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्

• सर्व-सन्देह-भंजनम्: the destroyer of all doubts
• सर्व-सन्देह-भंजनम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्देह (प्रातिपदिक) + भंजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुष-समासः (सर्वेषां सन्देहानां भंजनम्)

• सूतः: Sūta
• सूतः: कर्ता (Kartā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• ततः: then
• ततः: कालाधिकरण (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; काल/क्रमवाचकम् (adverb: ‘then/thereupon’)

• सनातनः: eternal/ancient
• सनातनः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• विप्राः: brāhmaṇas
• विप्राः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तम् (gerund/absolutive); अर्थः—‘श्रवणं कृत्वा’

• नारद-भाषितम्: what was spoken by Nārada
• नारद-भाषितम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक) + भाषित (भाष्-धातु + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुष-समासः (नारदेन भाषितम्)

Speaker

Suta

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatana
• Suta

FAQs

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

It highlights the Purāṇic method of transmission: sincere inquiry that seeks a doubt-destroying teaching, followed by attentive hearing (śravaṇa) as the doorway to clarity in dharma and sacred history.

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

While not directly prescribing a bhakti practice, it establishes the bhakti-friendly posture of śravaṇa—humbly requesting instruction and listening to the words of sages like Nārada, which is foundational to Viṣṇu-bhakti in Purāṇic tradition.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse mainly signals pedagogical structure (question–answer narration) rather than a specific Vedāṅga; its practical takeaway is disciplined listening and clarification of doubts, which supports correct understanding before applying ritual or doctrinal details.