Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 136

The Exposition of the Maheśa Mantra

Mahēśa-mantra-prakāśana

Devanagari script

कूजत्कोकिलसंघेन मुखरीकृतदिङ्मुखे । परस्परविनिर्मुक्तमात्सर्यमृगसेविते ॥ १३६ ॥

Transliteration

kūjatkokilasaṃghena mukharīkṛtadiṅmukhe | parasparavinirmuktamātsaryamṛgasevite || 136 ||

Translation

ที่นั่นฝูงนกกาเหว่าขับเสียงก้องกังวานให้ทุกทิศสะท้อน และเหล่ากวางเที่ยวไปอย่างสงบ ปราศจากความริษยาต่อกัน

Word by Word

• kūjat-kokila-saṃghena: by the flock of cooing cuckoos
• kūjat-kokila-saṃghena: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kūjat (कृदन्त; √kūj धातु) + kokila (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (saṃgha), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (kūjantyaḥ kokilāḥ; teṣāṃ saṃghaḥ)

• mukharī-kṛta-diṅ-mukhe: where the quarters’ faces (directions) are made resounding
• mukharī-kṛta-diṅ-mukhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mukharī√kṛ (धातु) → mukharīkṛta (कृदन्त) + diṅ (प्रातिपदिक) + mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/Past passive participle) ‘mukharīkṛta’, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (diśāṃ mukhāni; teṣu)

• paraspara-vinirmukta-mātsarya-mṛga-sevite: frequented by animals free from mutual jealousy
• paraspara-vinirmukta-mātsarya-mṛga-sevite: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paraspara (अव्यय) + vi-nir√muc (धातु) → vinirmukta (कृदन्त) + mātsarya (प्रातिपदिक) + mṛga (प्रातिपदिक) + √sev (धातु) → sevita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त-प्रधानः; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—बहुस्तरीय-तत्पुरुषः: (paraspara-vinirmukta-mātsaryaḥ) ‘freed from mutual jealousy’ इति विशेषणं mṛga-; ततः mṛga-sevita ‘frequented by animals’

Speaker

Narada (descriptive narration within the dialogue tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)

FAQs

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

It presents the dharmic ideal of a sattvic environment where even animals are portrayed as free from jealousy, pointing to the inner virtue of amātsarya (non-envy) as a mark of spiritual refinement.

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

By emphasizing freedom from envy and a peaceful, harmonious atmosphere, it supports bhakti as a purity-of-heart discipline—devotion matures where matsarya is abandoned and the mind becomes gentle and receptive.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

While not a technical Vedanga rule, it reflects the applied dharmic outcome expected from Vedic training—cultivating sattva and ethical restraint—often taught alongside disciplines like Vyakarana and Shiksha in a gurukula setting.