Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 61

गङ्गामाहात्म्य — The Greatness of the Gaṅgā

Devanagari script

इति श्रुत्वा गुरोर्वाक्यं विरराम स कोपतः । स्पृशन्करेण सगरं नन्दनं मुनयस्तदा ॥ ६१ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrutvā gurorvākyaṃ virarāma sa kopataḥ | spṛśankareṇa sagaraṃ nandanaṃ munayastadā || 61 ||

Translation

Nghe lời của bậc đạo sư như thế, người ấy liền dừng cơn giận. Bấy giờ các vị hiền triết đưa tay chạm vào chiếc bình của Nandana.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having heard’

• guroḥ: of the teacher
• guroḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• vākyam: statement/words
• vākyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• virarāma: ceased/desisted
• virarāma: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi√ram (वि+रम् धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• kopataḥ: from anger/owing to anger
• kopataḥ: Hetu (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kopa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; cause/source

• spṛśan: touching
• spṛśan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: spṛś (धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with saḥ

• kareṇa: with (his) hand
• kareṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• sagaram: Sagara
• sagaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sagara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• nandanam: Nandana (name/epithet)
• nandanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nandana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; apposition to sagaram

• munayaḥ: sages
• munayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Temporal adverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual narration within the Purana; specific speaker not explicit in this single verse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Guru
• Munis (Sages)
• Nandana

FAQs

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

It highlights that true discipline begins with obedience to the guru’s instruction and mastery over anger; peace is restored when ego-driven wrath is restrained.

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

Bhakti is supported by inner purification—especially the calming of anger and surrender to higher guidance; receptivity to the guru’s word is a practical expression of humility essential to devotional life.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects dharmic conduct and ritual propriety: sages performing a deliberate physical act (touching the vessel) suggests regulated procedure (kalpa-style discipline), even though no specific Vedanga like Vyakarana or Jyotisha is named in this verse.