Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 61

गङ्गामाहात्म्य — The Greatness of the Gaṅgā

Devanagari script

इति श्रुत्वा गुरोर्वाक्यं विरराम स कोपतः । स्पृशन्करेण सगरं नन्दनं मुनयस्तदा ॥ ६१ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrutvā gurorvākyaṃ virarāma sa kopataḥ | spṛśankareṇa sagaraṃ nandanaṃ munayastadā || 61 ||

Translation

Nang marinig niya ang mga salita ng guro, tumigil siya sa galit. Pagkaraan, hinipo ng mga muni ang banga ni Nandana sa pamamagitan ng kanilang kamay.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having heard’

• guroḥ: of the teacher
• guroḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• vākyam: statement/words
• vākyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• virarāma: ceased/desisted
• virarāma: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi√ram (वि+रम् धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• kopataḥ: from anger/owing to anger
• kopataḥ: Hetu (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kopa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; cause/source

• spṛśan: touching
• spṛśan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: spṛś (धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with saḥ

• kareṇa: with (his) hand
• kareṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• sagaram: Sagara
• sagaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sagara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• nandanam: Nandana (name/epithet)
• nandanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nandana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; apposition to sagaram

• munayaḥ: sages
• munayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Temporal adverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual narration within the Purana; specific speaker not explicit in this single verse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Guru
• Munis (Sages)
• Nandana

FAQs

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

It highlights that true discipline begins with obedience to the guru’s instruction and mastery over anger; peace is restored when ego-driven wrath is restrained.

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

Bhakti is supported by inner purification—especially the calming of anger and surrender to higher guidance; receptivity to the guru’s word is a practical expression of humility essential to devotional life.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects dharmic conduct and ritual propriety: sages performing a deliberate physical act (touching the vessel) suggests regulated procedure (kalpa-style discipline), even though no specific Vedanga like Vyakarana or Jyotisha is named in this verse.