Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 86

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

Devanagari script

लोकसृष्टं प्रपश्यन्तो न मुह्यंति विचक्षणाः । तत्र दुःखविमोक्षार्थं प्रयतेत विचक्षणः ॥ ८६ ॥

Transliteration

lokasṛṣṭaṃ prapaśyanto na muhyaṃti vicakṣaṇāḥ | tatra duḥkhavimokṣārthaṃ prayateta vicakṣaṇaḥ || 86 ||

Translation

明辨之人观此世为所造作的（有条件的）显现，便不陷于迷妄。因此，智者应当就在此生努力，求得离苦之解脱。

Word by Word

• लोकसृष्टम्: the world-created (creation)
• लोकसृष्टम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोक + सृष्ट (√सृज् धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘सृष्ट’ = created; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: लोकस्य सृष्टम् (created in/of the world)

• प्रपश्यन्तः: seeing clearly, observing
• प्रपश्यन्तः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √पश् (धातु) + शतृ (प्रत्यय)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक-कर्तरि शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• मुह्यन्ति: are deluded, become confused
• मुह्यन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• विचक्षणाः: the discerning ones
• विचक्षणाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तत्र: there, in that context
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: there/in that matter)

• दुःखविमोक्षार्थम्: for liberation from suffering
• दुःखविमोक्षार्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख + विमोक्ष + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुषार्थे अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः: दुःखस्य विमोक्षाय अर्थः (for the purpose of release from suffering)

• प्रयतेत: should strive
• प्रयतेत: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √यत् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• विचक्षणः: a discerning person
• विचक्षणः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

FAQs

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

It teaches viveka: when one recognizes the world as a conditioned creation, delusion weakens, and the seeker should actively pursue duḥkha-vimokṣa—liberation from sorrow.

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

By reducing moha (delusion) about the world, the mind becomes fit to take refuge in the Lord with steadiness; such clear seeing supports sincere bhakti as a means to transcend suffering.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is ethical-spiritual discipline—cultivating discernment and sustained effort toward moksha.