Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 152

Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation

Devanagari script

योगिनो हृदि पश्यन्ति परात्मानं सनातनम् । अविकारमजं शुद्धं परं ब्रह्मेति गीयते ॥ ५२ ॥

Transliteration

yogino hṛdi paśyanti parātmānaṃ sanātanam | avikāramajaṃ śuddhaṃ paraṃ brahmeti gīyate || 52 ||

Translation

เหล่าโยคีเห็นปรมาตมันอันนิรันดร์ภายในดวงใจ—ผู้ไม่แปรเปลี่ยน ไม่เกิด และบริสุทธิ์; พระองค์นั้นได้รับการสรรเสริญว่าเป็นปรพรหมัน.

Word by Word

• योगिनः: yogins
• योगिनः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: अधिकरण (Adhikarana/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन

• पश्यन्ति: see
• पश्यन्ति: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• परात्मानम्: the Supreme Self
• परात्मानम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (परः आत्मा)

• सनातनम्: eternal
• सनातनम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• अविकारम्: unchanging
• अविकारम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-विकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुष (न + विकार)

• अजम्: unborn
• अजम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुष (न + ज)

• शुद्धम्: pure
• शुद्धम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• ब्रह्म: Brahman
• ब्रह्म: कर्म/प्रत्ययार्थ (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्यसम्बन्ध (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणार्थक अव्यय (quotative)

• गीयते: is sung/celebrated
• गीयते: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Characters & Entities

• Brahman
• Paramatman

FAQs

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

It defines liberation-oriented realization: the yogin’s direct inner vision of the eternal Paramatman as the pure, unborn, unchanging Parabrahman.

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

While framed in yogic vision, it supports bhakti by clarifying the object of devotion: the Supreme Reality within the heart, praised as the highest Brahman, toward whom devotion culminates in direct realization.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga practice is taught in this verse; it emphasizes Vedantic contemplation (nididhyāsana) and yogic interiorization rather than ritual, grammar, or astrology.