Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 91

Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā

Devanagari script

मायेयश्चैव पाशोऽयं येनावृतमिदं जगत् । अशुद्धाध्वामतो ह्येष धरण्यादिकलावधिः ॥ ९१ ॥

Transliteration

māyeyaścaiva pāśo'yaṃ yenāvṛtamidaṃ jagat | aśuddhādhvāmato hyeṣa dharaṇyādikalāvadhiḥ || 91 ||

Translation

Ito nga ang gapos na isinilang mula sa Māyā, na siyang tumatakip sa buong sanlibutan. Kaya ito’y tinatawag na “maruming landas ng pagpapakita,” mula sa sangkap na lupa hanggang sa mas mataas na mga kalā (bahaging kosmiko).

Word by Word

• मायेयः: made of māyā, illusory
• मायेयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मायेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjectival)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• पाशः: bond, noose
• पाशः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आवृतम्: covered, enveloped
• आवृतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-√वृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘इदं जगत्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• जगत्: world
• जगत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• अशुद्ध-अध्व: from the impure path (course)
• अशुद्ध-अध्व: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative-source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + अध्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (aśuddhaḥ adhvā)

• अतः: therefore, from that
• अतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/तस्मात्-अर्थे अव्यय (therefore/from that)

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/बलार्थ (for, indeed)

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• धरणी-आदि-कला-अवधिः: the limit up to the kalās beginning with earth
• धरणी-आदि-कला-अवधिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरणी (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + कला (प्रातिपदिक) + अवधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः/समाहार-निर्देशः: ‘धरण्यादीनां कलानाम् अवधिः’ (limit up to the parts beginning with earth)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Maya

FAQs

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

It identifies bondage as a māyic ‘noose’ that veils reality, and frames the manifested cosmos as an aśuddha-adhvā—an impure chain of principles that must be discerned and transcended for liberation.

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

By stating that the world is covered by māyā, it implies the need for turning consciousness away from mere appearances; bhakti functions as a God-centered means to pierce this veil and move beyond māyā’s fetter.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse uses technical cosmological vocabulary (adhvā, kalā, dharaṇī) aligned with systematic tattva-analysis—an analytical framework often paired with Vedāṅga-style precision in defining categories and their scope.