Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13

योगस्वरूप-धारणा-समाधि-वर्णनम् (केशिध्वजोपदेशः)

Devanagari script

स्वाध्यायशौचसन्तोषतपांसि नियमान्यमान् । कुर्व्वीत ब्रह्मणि तथा परस्मिन्प्रवणं मनः ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

svādhyāyaśaucasantoṣatapāṃsi niyamānyamān | kurvvīta brahmaṇi tathā parasminpravaṇaṃ manaḥ || 13 ||

Translation

Hãy thực hành các yama và niyama—tự học (svādhyāya), thanh tịnh, tri túc và khổ hạnh—và cũng như vậy, khiến tâm nghiêng về Đại Phạm Thiên tối thượng (Brahman).

Word by Word

• svādhyāya-śauca-santoṣa-tapāṃsi: self-study, purity, contentment, and austerities
• svādhyāya-śauca-santoṣa-tapāṃsi: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svādhyāya (प्रातिपदिक) + śauca (प्रातिपदिक) + santoṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; द्वन्द्व-समास (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व) as a list of observances

• niyamān: the observances (niyamas)
• niyamān: Karma (कर्म/Object; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niyama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural

• yamān: the restraints (yamas)
• yamān: Karma (कर्म/Object; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural

• kurvīta: should perform/practice
• kurvīta: Kriyā (क्रिया/verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथम-पुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• brahmaṇi: in Brahman
• brahmaṇi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location-object of devotion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• tathā: thus/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय): ‘thus/likewise’

• parasmin: in the Supreme (Being)
• parasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• pravaṇam: inclined/devoted
• pravaṇam: Karma (कर्म/Object-complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pravaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; adjective qualifying manaḥ

• manaḥ: mind
• manaḥ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Brahman

FAQs

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

It defines a Moksha-dharma method: ethical restraints and disciplined observances culminate in a mind steadily oriented to the Supreme Brahman, making liberation a lived practice rather than mere theory.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as ‘pravaṇaṃ manaḥ’—a mind that naturally leans toward the Supreme; yamas and niyamas purify the heart so devotion becomes stable and undistracted.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Svādhyāya implies disciplined study/recitation supported by Vedanga tools—especially Vyākaraṇa (grammar for correct chanting/meaning) and Śikṣā (phonetics for accurate recitation).