Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10

Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy

Transition to Vedānta Inquiry

Devanagari script

कामादिदोषनिर्मुक्ताः शमादिगुणतत्पराः । धर्मसाधनचित्ताश्च गतासूया अदांभिकाः ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

kāmādidoṣanirmuktāḥ śamādiguṇatatparāḥ | dharmasādhanacittāśca gatāsūyā adāṃbhikāḥ || 10 ||

Translation

وہ کام وغیرہ عیوب سے پاک، شَم وغیرہ اوصاف میں مشغول، دھرم کے سادھن میں دل لگائے ہوئے، حسد سے خالی اور ریا سے بے نیاز تھے۔

Word by Word

• kāmādidoṣanirmuktāḥ: freed from faults beginning with lust
• kāmādidoṣanirmuktāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāmādidoṣanirmukta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• śamādiguṇatatparāḥ: intent on virtues beginning with tranquility
• śamādiguṇatatparāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śamādiguṇatatpara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• dharmasādhanacittāḥ: whose minds are set on achieving Dharma
• dharmasādhanacittāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharmasādhanacitta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• gatāsūyāḥ: free from envy (from whom envy is gone)
• gatāsūyāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gatāsūya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• adāmbhikāḥ: free from arrogance/hypocrisy
• adāmbhikāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adāmbhika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural. Nañ-Tatpurusha.

Speaker

Narada (teaching in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It lists the inner qualifications—freedom from desire-born faults, tranquility, sincere dharma-practice, non-envy, and non-hypocrisy—by which a seeker becomes fit for higher spiritual realization.

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

Bhakti is supported by purity of heart: when desire, envy, and hypocrisy are removed and the mind is steady in dharma, devotion becomes sincere, stable, and free from ego-driven display.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught here; the verse emphasizes sadhana-ethics—mental discipline (śama) and integrity—as foundational for any Vedic or puranic practice.