Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 36

Nārada’s Hymn to Viṣṇu

Nāradasya Viṣṇu-stavaḥ

Devanagari script

सर्वसङ्गनिवृत्तानां ध्यानयोगरतात्मनाम् । सर्वत्र भाति ज्ञानात्मा तमस्मि शरणं गतः ॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration

sarvasaṅganivṛttānāṃ dhyānayogaratātmanām | sarvatra bhāti jñānātmā tamasmi śaraṇaṃ gataḥ || 36 ||

Translation

Đối với những ai đã lìa bỏ mọi ràng buộc và tâm an trú trong yoga thiền định, Tự Ngã của trí tuệ chiếu sáng khắp mọi nơi. Con xin nương tựa nơi Ngài.

Word by Word

• sarvasaṅganivṛttānām: of those detached from all association
• sarvasaṅganivṛttānām: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarvasaṅganivṛtta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural. Lit: Those who have turned away from all attachments.

• dhyānayogaratātmanām: of those whose minds are engaged in meditation yoga
• dhyānayogaratātmanām: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhyānayogaratātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural. Lit: Those whose souls delight in the yoga of meditation.

• sarvatra: everywhere
• sarvatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of place (Suffix -tral)

• bhāti: shines / appears
• bhāti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhā (धातु)
• Form: Present Tense (Lat/लट्), 3rd Person (Prathama), Singular. Class 2 (Adadi).

• jñānātmā: the Soul of Knowledge / Embodiment of Knowledge
• jñānātmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñānātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular. Lit: He whose nature is knowledge.

• tam: to Him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Present Tense (Lat/लट्), 1st Person (Uttama), Singular

• śaraṇam: refuge / shelter
• śaraṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• gataḥ: gone / approached
• gataḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण) or Predicate
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gam (धातु) -> gata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past Passive Participle (Ktavatu/Kta used actively), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Narada

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 declares that when attachment is renounced and meditation becomes steady, the Jñāna-Self is directly evident everywhere; the verse models śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) in that ever-luminous Reality.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as surrender—turning away from worldly clinging and taking refuge in the supreme inner Principle; such devotion matures into contemplative absorption where the Divine is perceived in all places.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught; the practical takeaway is yogic discipline—cultivating vairāgya and dhyāna (a sādhanā aligned with Upaniṣadic jñāna) rather than ritual procedure or technical sciences.