Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46

Anadhyaya and the Winds: From Vedic Recitation Protocol to Sanatkumara’s Moksha-Upadesha

Devanagari script

सक्तस्य बुद्धर्भवति मोहजालविवर्द्धिनी । मोहजालावृतो दुःखमिहामुत्र तथाश्नुते ॥ ४६ ॥

Transliteration

saktasya buddharbhavati mohajālavivarddhinī | mohajālāvṛto duḥkhamihāmutra tathāśnute || 46 ||

Translation

Với kẻ chấp trước, trí tuệ lại trở thành kẻ nuôi lớn lưới mê; và bị mạng lưới mê lầm che phủ, người ấy chịu khổ cả đời này lẫn đời sau.

Word by Word

• सक्तस्य: of one who is attached
• सक्तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सक्त (प्रातिपदिक; √सञ्ज्-क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.)/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.) (context: person), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण used substantively ‘of the attached (person)’

• बुद्धिः: intellect
• बुद्धिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• भवति: becomes
• भवति: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• मोहजालविवर्द्धिनी: increasing the net of delusion
• मोहजालविवर्द्धिनी: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोह + जाल + विवर्द्धिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (determinative) qualifying ‘बुद्धिः’

• मोहजालावृतः: covered by the net of delusion
• मोहजालावृतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोह + जाल + आवृत (प्रातिपदिक; √वृ-क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष (‘covered by the net of delusion’)

• दुःखम्: suffering
• दुःखम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• इह: here (in this world)
• इह: Desha-adhikarana (देशाधिकरण/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place)

• अमुत्र: there (in the other world)
• अमुत्र: Desha-adhikarana (देशाधिकरण/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अमुत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place)

• तथा: thus, accordingly
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: manner)

• अश्नुते: experiences, undergoes
• अश्नुते: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

FAQs

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

It warns that attachment corrupts discernment (buddhi), causing it to strengthen delusion (moha), which results in suffering both in present life and in future states—therefore detachment is essential for moksha.

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

Bhakti requires single-pointedness toward Vishnu; attachment to objects and ego turns the mind outward and multiplies moha. By reducing attachment, the devotee’s buddhi supports remembrance and surrender rather than delusion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical-psychological discipline—watching attachment so that buddhi remains fit for dharma and liberation-oriented practice.