Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 77

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Devanagari script

रोगो लाभस्तथा हानिर्लाभः सौख्यं च बंधनम् । आयासः श्रेष्ठयात्रा च धनलाभः क्रमात्फलम् ॥ ७७ ॥

Transliteration

rogo lābhastathā hānirlābhaḥ saukhyaṃ ca baṃdhanam | āyāsaḥ śreṣṭhayātrā ca dhanalābhaḥ kramātphalam || 77 ||

Translation

ผลตามลำดับคือ—เจ็บป่วย; ได้ลาภ; แล้วสูญเสีย; ได้ลาภอีก; ความสุข; ความผูกมัด; ความเพียรพยายาม; การเดินทางอันประเสริฐ; และท้ายที่สุดคือได้ทรัพย์.

Word by Word

• रोगः: disease
• रोगः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• लाभः: gain
• लाभः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: 'also/likewise')

• हानिः: loss
• हानिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हानि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• लाभः: gain
• लाभः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सौख्यम्: happiness/comfort
• सौख्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• बंधनम्: bondage/imprisonment
• बंधनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बंधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आयासः: exertion/fatigue
• आयासः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• श्रेष्ठयात्रा: excellent journey
• श्रेष्ठयात्रा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेष्ठ + यात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (श्रेष्ठा या यात्रा)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• धनलाभः: gain of wealth
• धनलाभः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन + लाभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (धनस्य लाभः)

• क्रमात्: in sequence/gradually
• क्रमात्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगवत्; पञ्चमी-एकवचन-रूपेण अव्ययार्थे (ablative used adverbially): 'in order/ क्रमशः'

• फलम्: result
• फलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

FAQs

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

It presents a chain of changing worldly outcomes—gain, loss, happiness, bondage, effort—implying that samsaric experiences arise in sequence as karma-phala; the seeker should observe them with detachment while pursuing Moksha-Dharma.

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

By showing that pleasure and bondage alternate unpredictably, it encourages reliance on steady devotion rather than on fluctuating results; Bhakti stabilizes the mind amid gain, loss, and strain.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse aligns with Jyotiṣa-style phala-nirdeśa (enumeration of outcomes), presenting results in a defined order (kramāt), useful for interpreting life-events and timing-related indications in a dharmic framework.