Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 68

Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa

The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala

Devanagari script

यक्षराक्षसगंधर्वसिद्धविद्याधरांगनाः । पिशाचा गुह्यका वीराः किन्निरा भुजगास्तथा ॥ ६८ ॥

Transliteration

yakṣarākṣasagaṃdharvasiddhavidyādharāṃganāḥ | piśācā guhyakā vīrāḥ kinnirā bhujagāstathā || 68 ||

Translation

ยักษ์ รากษส คนธรรพ์ สิทธะ และนางแห่งวิทยาธร; รวมทั้งปีศาจ (ปิศาจะ) คุหยะกะ เหล่าวีรชน กินนร และพวกภูชคะ (เผ่านาค) ด้วย—(ล้วนรวมอยู่)

Word by Word

• यक्ष-राक्षस-गन्धर्व-सिद्ध-विद्याधर-अङ्गनाः: women of yakṣas, rākṣasas, gandharvas, siddhas, and vidyādharas
• यक्ष-राक्षस-गन्धर्व-सिद्ध-विद्याधर-अङ्गनाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक) + गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + विद्याधर (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्गना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (enumerative determinative: ‘Aṅganās of Yakṣas…’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• पिशाचाः: piśācas (ghouls)
• पिशाचाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिशाच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• गुह्यकाः: guhyakas (attendants of Kubera)
• गुह्यकाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुह्यक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वीराः: heroes/warriors
• वीराः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• किन्नराः: kinnaras
• किन्नराः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किन्नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• भुजगाः: serpents
• भुजगाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुजग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तथा: also, likewise
• तथा: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अन्वयार्थक (connector/adverb: ‘also/likewise’)

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition; verse functions as a listing within Narada’s exposition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Yaksha
• Rakshasa
• Gandharva
• Siddha
• Vidyadhara
• Pisacha
• Guhyaka
• Kinnara
• Bhujaga (Naga)

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes the Purāṇic vision of a vast, multi-layered cosmos populated by many classes of beings, reinforcing that dharma and spiritual discipline operate within a divinely ordered universe—not limited to humans alone.

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

While not explicitly teaching bhakti, the cataloging of diverse beings supports a core bhakti outlook: the Supreme (often understood as Viṣṇu in Narada Purana) is the Lord of all realms and species, so devotion is universally relevant beyond any single world or class.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse mainly serves as a technical enumeration (useful for Purāṇic cosmology and ritual-context awareness) rather than a direct Vedāṅga lesson; it can aid dharma-śāstra style discernment about categories of beings referenced in mantras, narratives, and ritual injunctions.