Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 167

Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara

Devanagari script

स चिरायुः सुखी पुत्री विजयी विनयी भवेत् । एतत्ते कथितं विप्र पंचप्रकृतिलक्षणम् ॥ १६७ ॥

Transliteration

sa cirāyuḥ sukhī putrī vijayī vinayī bhavet | etatte kathitaṃ vipra paṃcaprakṛtilakṣaṇam || 167 ||

Translation

Người ấy sẽ được trường thọ và an lạc, được phúc có con trai, chiến thắng và biết thuận phục kỷ luật. Như vậy, hỡi bậc brāhmaṇa, ta đã giảng cho ông các đặc tướng của năm bản tính cấu thành.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• चिरायुः: long-lived
• चिरायुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिर + आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (long + life = long-lived)

• सुखी: happy
• सुखी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• पुत्री: having sons/offspring
• पुत्री: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्रिन्/पुत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (possessing sons/children)

• विजयी: victorious
• विजयी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विजयिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• विनयी: humble, well-disciplined
• विनयी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विनयिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• भवेत्: would become / should be
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष? (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म/Object; with कथितम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन (to you/for you sense also possible as dative in form ते); सर्वनाम

• कथितम्: has been told
• कथितम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) → कथित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थ (has been told)

• विप्र: O brāhmaṇa
• विप्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• पञ्च-प्रकृति-लक्षणम्: the description of the five natures
• पञ्च-प्रकृति-लक्षणम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; apposition to एतत्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + प्रकृति + लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (characteristic/description of five प्रकृतिः)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

The verse summarizes the fruits of aligning one’s innate nature (prakṛti) with dharmic discipline: longevity, well-being, worthy progeny, victory, and humility—showing that inner constitution and right conduct together shape auspicious life-results.

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

While not explicitly naming bhakti, it supports a bhakti-friendly ethic: vinaya (humility) and disciplined living are praised as marks of a refined nature, which traditionally becomes a fit foundation for steady Vishnu-bhakti and spiritual progress.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects a lakṣaṇa-based, technical mode of classification—typical of śāstric/vedāṅga reasoning—where observable traits and outcomes are used to define categories (here, the five prakṛtis) for practical assessment and guidance.