Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10

Śokanivāraṇa: Non-brooding, Impermanence, Contentment, and Śuka’s Renunciation

Devanagari script

भैषज्यमेतद्दःखस्य यदेतन्नानुचिंतयेत् । चिंत्यमानं हि न व्येति भूयश्चाभिप्रवर्द्धते ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

bhaiṣajyametaddaḥkhasya yadetannānuciṃtayet | ciṃtyamānaṃ hi na vyeti bhūyaścābhipravarddhate || 10 ||

Translation

นี่คือโอสถแห่งความโศก: อย่าครุ่นคิดซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่า เพราะเมื่อยึดไว้ในความคิด ความโศกไม่จากไป กลับยิ่งทวีขึ้น

Word by Word

• भैषज्यम्: medicine; remedy
• भैषज्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैषज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular); विशेषण

• दुःखस्य: of sorrow
• दुःखस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Genitive, Singular)

• यत्: that (which)
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक अव्यय (relative particle)

• एतत्: this (thing)
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• अनुचिन्तयेत्: should not brood over; should not keep thinking
• अनुचिन्तयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Optative, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular)

• चिन्त्यमानम्: being thought about
• चिन्त्यमानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्त (present passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• हि: indeed; for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• व्येति: goes away; disappears
• व्येति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-इ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Present, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular)

• भूयः: again; further; more
• भूयः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-निबद्ध)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अभिप्रवर्धते: increases greatly; grows
• अभिप्रवर्धते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-प्र-वृध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Present, Ātmanepada, 3rd person, Singular)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in 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 teaches a Moksha-Dharma principle: suffering persists and expands when the mind repeatedly clings to it; freedom begins by refusing to mentally rehearse sorrow.

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

By not feeding grief through constant rumination, the mind becomes steadier and more capable of sustained remembrance (smaraṇa) of the Lord—an essential support for Bhakti even though the verse itself is framed as mental discipline.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is psychological-ethical training (manonigraha) aligned with Dharma and Moksha.