Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 66

Threefold Suffering, Twofold Knowledge, and the Definition of Bhagavān (Vāsudeva); Prelude to Keśidhvaja–Janaka Yoga

Devanagari script

तथैवार्थिजनोऽप्यर्थोजितोऽभिमतैर्मया । यथाहं मर्त्यलोकस्य मया सर्वं विचष्टितम् ॥ ६४ ॥

Transliteration

tathaivārthijano'pyarthojito'bhimatairmayā | yathāhaṃ martyalokasya mayā sarvaṃ vicaṣṭitam || 64 ||

Translation

اسی طرح مال کے طالب لوگ بھی، اُن کی پسندیدہ چیزیں دے کر، میں نے اپنے قابو میں کر لیے ہیں؛ کیونکہ میں نے دنیائے فانی کی ہر بات کو دیکھ بھال کر سمجھ لیا ہے۔

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (in that manner)

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

• अर्थिजनः: the petitioners/seekers
• अर्थिजनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थिन् (प्रातिपदिक) + जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (अर्थिनां जनः—‘people who seek something’); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), ‘also/even’

• अर्थः: wealth, desired object
• अर्थः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उचितः: appropriate
• उचितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उच् (धातु) → उचित (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘proper/appropriate’

• अभिमतैः: with desired gifts/things
• अभिमतैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिमत (कृदन्त; √मन् क्त)
• Form: नपुंसक/पुल्लिङ्ग (contextually neuter ‘things’), तृतीया, बहुवचन; instrumental plural ‘with desired (things)’

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन; instrumental

• यथा: as, that
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उपमान/प्रकारवाचक; here introducing a clause ‘as/that’

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मर्त्यलोकस्य: of the mortal world
• मर्त्यलोकस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्त्यलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (मर्त्यानां लोकः); पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; genitive

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; object of vicaṣṭitam

• विचष्टितम्: was duly attended to
• विचष्टितम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-चक्ष् (धातु) → विचष्टित (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) used predicatively; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘was attended to/managed/seen to’

Speaker

Narada (contextual attribution within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue on Moksha-dharma)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Martya-loka

FAQs

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

It highlights how worldly desire (especially for artha) can “capture” a person, and implies that true moksha requires seeing through the mechanisms of the mortal world with clear discernment (viveka).

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

By showing how desire binds the mind to chosen objects, the verse indirectly points to redirecting desire toward the highest object—Bhagavan—so that attachment becomes devotional absorption rather than worldly bondage.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A practical takeaway aligns with Vyakarana/Nirukta-style clarity: understanding key terms like artha, arthī, and vicaṣṭita helps interpret intent—distinguishing worldly aims from liberation-oriented teaching.