Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 54

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

Devanagari script

नेदं जन्म समासाद्य वैरं कुर्वीत केन चित् । आकिंचन्यं सुसंतोषो निराशिष्ट्वमचापलम् ॥ ५४ ॥

Transliteration

nedaṃ janma samāsādya vairaṃ kurvīta kena cit | ākiṃcanyaṃ susaṃtoṣo nirāśiṣṭvamacāpalam || 54 ||

Translation

Đã được thân người này, chớ gây oán thù với bất kỳ ai. Hãy tu dưỡng vô sở hữu, sự tri túc sâu xa, không mong cầu quả báo, và tâm kiên định không dao động.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• janma: birth; life
• janma: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• samāsādya: having attained/obtained
• samāsādya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√sad (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having approached/attained’

• vairaṃ: enmity
• vairaṃ: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• kurvīta: should do/make
• kurvīta: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• kena: by whom/with whom
• kena: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; interrogative pronoun

• cit: any (at all)
• cit: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cit (अव्यय)
• Form: अनिश्चितार्थक-अव्यय (indefinite particle), ‘ever/any’

• ākiṃcanyaṃ: non-possessiveness; poverty
• ākiṃcanyaṃ: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ā-kiṃcanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• su-saṃtoṣaḥ: good contentment
• su-saṃtoṣaḥ: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + saṃtoṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (‘good contentment’)

• nir-āśiṣṭvam: desirelessness; absence of wishes
• nir-āśiṣṭvam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nir (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + āśiṣṭva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (निर्- + आशिष्-त्व)

• a-cāpalam: steadiness; absence of fickleness
• a-cāpalam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a (नञ्) + cāpala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुष (‘non-restlessness’)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma dialogue)

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 defines core Moksha-dharma qualities: do not generate hostility, and stabilize the mind through non-possessiveness, contentment, desirelessness, and steadiness—conditions that make liberation-oriented practice effective.

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

Bhakti matures when the heart is free from resentment and grasping; by avoiding enmity and expectations, devotion becomes steady (acapala) and less ego-driven, supporting single-pointed remembrance of the Lord.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is taught here; the verse emphasizes ethical and psychological discipline (sadachara and vairagya) as the practical foundation for higher spiritual practice.