Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 70

Bharata’s Attachment and the Palanquin Teaching on ‘I’ and ‘Mine’

Devanagari script

यो भवान्यदपत्यं वा यदागमनकारणम् । तत्सर्वं कथ्यतां विद्वन्मह्यं शुश्रूषवे त्वया ॥ ७० ॥

Transliteration

yo bhavānyadapatyaṃ vā yadāgamanakāraṇam | tatsarvaṃ kathyatāṃ vidvanmahyaṃ śuśrūṣave tvayā || 70 ||

Translation

โอ้ท่านผู้รู้ ไม่ว่าท่านเป็นผู้ใด บุตรของภวานีคือผู้ใด และเหตุแห่งการมาของท่านคืออะไร—โปรดบอกข้าพเจ้าทั้งหมดเถิด เพราะข้าพเจ้าปรารถนาจะสดับถ้อยคำของท่าน

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who/which (relative)
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative Singular; relative pronoun

• bhavān: you (sir)
• bhavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative Singular; honorific pronoun

• yat: whatever
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Nominative/Accusative Singular; relative pronoun used with 'apatyam'

• apatyam: offspring/lineage
• apatyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apatya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative Singular

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Disjunctive particle (विकल्पार्थक निपात)

• yat: whatever
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Nominative/Accusative Singular; relative pronoun qualifying compound

• āgamana-kāraṇam: reason for coming
• āgamana-kāraṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āgamana (प्रातिपदिक) + kāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (āgamanasya kāraṇam)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Accusative Singular; correlative pronoun

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative Singular; adjective qualifying 'tat'

• kathyatām: let it be told
• kathyatām: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kath (धातु)
• Form: Imperative passive (लोट्, कर्मणि), 3rd person Singular

• vidvan: O learned one
• vidvan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidvas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative Singular

• mahyam: to me
• mahyam: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dative (चतुर्थी) Singular

• śuśrūṣave: to (me) who am eager to listen
• śuśrūṣave: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/चतुर्थी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuśrūṣu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative Singular; desiderative-noun meaning ‘one wishing to hear/serve’

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Kartr̥/Hetu (कर्ता/हेतु-तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (तृतीया) Singular

Speaker

Narada (inquiring of the learned sage in the dialogue context, traditionally within Narada–Sanatkumara discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Bhavani (Parvati)

FAQs

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

It highlights śuśrūṣā—humble, focused listening—as the proper attitude for receiving liberating (mokṣa-oriented) instruction in Purāṇic dialogue.

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

Bhakti begins with reverent hearing; by requesting the full account and presenting oneself as an eager listener, the seeker adopts the foundational bhakti practice of śravaṇa.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse models the method of śāstric learning—clear questioning and attentive listening—rather than a specific Vedāṅga topic like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.