Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30

The Description of the Index/Summary of the Garuḍa

Purāṇa

Devanagari script

कृत्याकृत्यविचारश्च विष्णुध्यानविमुक्तये । स्वर्गतौ विहिताख्यानं स्वर्गसौख्यनिरूपणम् ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

kṛtyākṛtyavicāraśca viṣṇudhyānavimuktaye | svargatau vihitākhyānaṃ svargasaukhyanirūpaṇam || 30 ||

Translation

此处开示应作与不应作之辨别，为以观想毗湿奴（Viṣṇu）而得解脱；并叙述通往天界之道所规定者，解释天界安乐之相。

Word by Word

• kṛtya-akṛtya-vicāraḥ: consideration of what is to be done and not done
• kṛtya-akṛtya-vicāraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛtya (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + akṛtya (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + vicāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (प्रथमा) Ekavacana; dvandva: kṛtya+akṛtya 'what should/should not be done' + tatpuruṣa with vicāra: 'consideration'

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• viṣṇu-dhyāna-vimuktaye: for liberation through meditation on Viṣṇu
• viṣṇu-dhyāna-vimuktaye: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Dative purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + dhyāna (प्रातिपदिक) + vimukti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Caturthī (चतुर्थी) Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: 'for liberation (vimukti) through meditation (dhyāna) on Viṣṇu'

• svarga-tau: but in heaven
• svarga-tau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative) + Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक) + tau (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: Sandhi form: svargatau = svarge (svarga, Saptamī Ekavacana) + tu (Avyaya, particle 'but/indeed'); treated as two padas: svarge + tu

• vihita-ākhyānam: narration of prescribed (rites)
• vihita-ākhyānam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vihita (कृदन्त; √dhā with vi-, past passive participle as adjective-pratipadika) + ākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā (प्रथमा) Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: 'narration (ākhyāna) of what is prescribed (vihita)'

• svarga-saukhya-nirūpaṇam: exposition of the happiness of heaven
• svarga-saukhya-nirūpaṇam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक) + saukhya (प्रातिपदिक) + nirūpaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā (प्रथमा) Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: 'exposition (nirūpaṇa) of heavenly happiness (svarga-saukhya)'

Speaker

Suta (summarizing the Narada Purana’s contents in the Anukramanika style)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Svarga

FAQs

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

It links ethical discernment (kṛtya–akṛtya) with the higher aim of moksha, stating that right conduct supports liberation when joined to Viṣṇu-dhyāna, while also placing heavenly rewards in a clearly described (but secondary) framework.

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

Bhakti is implied through Viṣṇu-dhyāna: liberation is presented as arising from sustained contemplation of Viṣṇu, with dharmic choices (what to do and avoid) serving as the supportive discipline for that devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes dharma-vicāra (practical discernment of prescribed vs. prohibited actions), a foundational skill used in applying śāstric injunctions in ritual and conduct, even though no single Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is explicitly named.