Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 52

Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline

Devanagari script

देवदानवगंधर्वा दैत्यासुरमहोरगाः । यक्षराक्षसनागाश्च पिशाचा मनुजास्तथा ॥ ५२ ॥

Transliteration

devadānavagaṃdharvā daityāsuramahoragāḥ | yakṣarākṣasanāgāśca piśācā manujāstathā || 52 ||

Translation

天神（Deva）、达那婆（Dānava）、乾闼婆（Gandharva）、代底耶（Daitya）、阿修罗（Asura）与大蛇；又有夜叉（Yakṣa）、罗刹（Rākṣasa）、那伽（Nāga）、毗舍遮（Piśāca）以及人类——皆在其中。

Word by Word

• देवदानवगन्धर्वाः: gods, Dānavas, and Gandharvas
• देवदानवगन्धर्वाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + दानव + गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (copulative: gods, dānavas, gandharvas)

• दैत्यासुरमहोरगाः: Daityas, Asuras, and great serpents
• दैत्यासुरमहोरगाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य + असुर + महोरग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (Daityas, Asuras, great serpents)

• यक्षराक्षसनागाः: Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, and Nāgas
• यक्षराक्षसनागाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष + राक्षस + नाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• पिशाचाः: Piśācas (ghouls)
• पिशाचाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिशाच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• मनुजाः: humans
• मनुजाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थ (adverb: 'also/likewise')

Speaker

Narada (context: instructional dialogue in Moksha Dharma section; traditionally framed within Narada’s teaching to the Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Deva
• Danava
• Gandharva
• Daitya
• Asura
• Mahoraga
• Yaksha
• Rakshasa
• Naga
• Pishacha
• Manuja

FAQs

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

The verse enumerates many orders of beings to emphasize the universality of dharma and spiritual consequence—no realm of life is outside the moral and spiritual framework described in the Moksha Dharma section.

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

By listing devas through humans, it implies bhakti and spiritual discipline are not restricted by birth or species; devotion is presented as a universally relevant means for upliftment across the cosmic hierarchy.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught directly in this verse; it functions as a cosmological classification used in Purāṇic instruction rather than a technical rule.