Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 111

Sṛṣṭi-pralaya-kathana: Mahābhūta-guṇāḥ, Vṛkṣa-indriya-vādaḥ, Prāṇa-vāyu-vyavasthā

Devanagari script

प्रस्थिता हृदयात्सर्वे तिर्यगूर्ध्दमधस्तथा । वहंत्यन्नरसान्नाड्यो दशप्राणप्रचोदिताः ॥ १११ ॥

Transliteration

prasthitā hṛdayātsarve tiryagūrdhdamadhastathā | vahaṃtyannarasānnāḍyo daśaprāṇapracoditāḥ || 111 ||

Translation

นาฑีทั้งหลายที่ออกจากหัวใจ ไหลไปด้านข้าง ขึ้นบน และลงล่างด้วย ถูกขับเคลื่อนด้วยปราณสิบประการ จึงนำพาสาระของอาหาร (รสะ) ไปทั่วกาย.

Word by Word

• प्रस्थिताः: having proceeded/issuing forth
• प्रस्थिताः: क्रिया (Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √स्था (धातु) + क्त → प्रस्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकालिक-विशेषण, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; past participle used predicatively (‘having set out/issued’)

• हृदयात्: from the heart
• हृदयात्: अपादान (Apādāna/From)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; Ablative singular

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• तिर्यक्: sideways
• तिर्यक्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तिर्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘sideways’)

• ऊर्ध्वम्: upwards
• ऊर्ध्वम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऊर्ध्व (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘upwards’)

• अधः: downwards
• अधः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘downwards’)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘thus/likewise’)

• वहन्ति: carry
• वहन्ति: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; Present 3pl

• अन्नरसान्: nutritive essences of food
• अन्नरसान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक) + रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; Accusative plural; तत्पुरुष (अन्नस्य रसः)

• नाड्यः: channels (nāḍīs)
• नाड्यः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाडी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• दशप्राणप्रचोदिताः: impelled by the ten vital airs
• दशप्राणप्रचोदिताः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + प्राण (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रचोदित (प्र + √चुद्/√चोद् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण; तत्पुरुष (दश प्राणाः = दशप्राणाः; तैः प्रचोदिताः)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha Dharma context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It frames the heart as the central hub of the subtle body: nāḍīs spread in all directions and, governed by the vital airs, sustain embodied life—implying that mastery of prāṇa supports inner purification and liberation (mokṣa).

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

While primarily yogic/physiological, it supports bhakti indirectly: a steady prāṇa and purified inner currents aid concentration, japa, and remembrance of the Lord—making devotional practice stable and inwardly absorbed.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

This verse aligns more with Yoga and Ayurvedic-style subtle physiology than a specific Vedāṅga; the practical takeaway is prāṇa-awareness (breath regulation) as a discipline supporting meditation and dharma-based living.