Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7

Bharata’s Attachment and the Palanquin Teaching on ‘I’ and ‘Mine’

Devanagari script

ईजे च विविधैर्यज्ञैर्भगवंतमधोक्षजम् । सर्वदेवात्मकं ध्यायन्नानाकर्मसु तन्मतिः ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

īje ca vividhairyajñairbhagavaṃtamadhokṣajam | sarvadevātmakaṃ dhyāyannānākarmasu tanmatiḥ || 7 ||

Translation

Ông đã thờ phụng Đức Thế Tôn Adhokṣaja bằng nhiều loại tế lễ; quán niệm Ngài là Tự Ngã của hết thảy chư thiên, tâm ông vẫn an trụ nơi Ngài dù đang làm muôn việc khác nhau.

Word by Word

• īje: (he) performed worship/sacrificed
• īje: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yaj (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• vividhaiḥ: by various
• vividhaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन (plural)

• yajñaiḥ: by sacrifices
• yajñaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन (plural)

• bhagavantam: the Blessed Lord
• bhagavantam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• adhokṣajam: Adhokṣaja (beyond sense-perception)
• adhokṣajam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adhokṣaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण of bhagavantam

• sarva-devātmakaṃ: whose essence is all the gods
• sarva-devātmakaṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक) + ātmaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन (singular); समासः: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (sarveṣāṃ devānām ātmakaḥ) used as adjective of bhagavantam

• dhyāyan: meditating (while)
• dhyāyan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhyai (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्), परस्मैपदी, प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular), पुंलिङ्ग; क्रियाविशेषण-भावे/सहकाल (while meditating)

• nānā-karmasu: in various actions/rites
• nānā-karmasu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nānā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), बहुवचन (plural); समासः: कर्मधारय (various deeds)

• tat-matiḥ: his mind/intent fixed on Him
• tat-matiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन (singular); समासः: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (tasya matiḥ)

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition; verse describes an exemplary devotee’s conduct)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Adhokṣaja (Vishnu)

FAQs

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

It teaches that external ritual (yajña) becomes liberating when it is inwardly anchored in contemplation of Adhokṣaja—Vishnu who transcends the senses—and when one recognizes Him as the inner reality of all deities.

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

Bhakti here is shown as steady God-centered intention (tat-matiḥ): even while doing many duties and rites, the devotee meditates on Vishnu as the all-gods-in-one, making every act an offering to Him.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse points to the practical application of ritual discipline (yajña-karman) guided by correct intention and contemplation—i.e., performing prescribed rites properly (linked to Kalpa/ritual method) while sustaining dhyāna on the deity.