Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10

Bharata’s Attachment and the Palanquin Teaching on ‘I’ and ‘Mine’

Devanagari script

चकार भक्तिभावेन यथालब्धसपर्यया । नित्यं प्रातः समाप्लुत्य निर्मलेऽभलि नारद ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

cakāra bhaktibhāvena yathālabdhasaparyayā | nityaṃ prātaḥ samāplutya nirmale'bhali nārada || 10 ||

Translation

噢那罗陀，他以奉爱之情，随所得供品而行供奉；并且每日清晨，于清净澄澈之水中沐浴毕，仍恒常遵行日课。

Word by Word

• cakāra: did/performed
• cakāra: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• bhakti-bhāvena: with a mood of devotion
• bhakti-bhāvena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन (singular); समासः: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (bhakteḥ bhāvaḥ)

• yathā-labdha-saparyayā: with worship as available/according to means
• yathā-labdha-saparyayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + labdha (प्रातिपदिक; from √labh) + saparyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन (singular); समासः: अव्ययीभाव (yathā-labdhā saparyā = worship as obtained/according to what was available)

• nityam: always/daily
• nityam: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nityam (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of frequency)

• prātaḥ: in the morning
• prātaḥ: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prātaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (time adverb: in the morning)

• samāplutya: having bathed
• samāplutya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-plu (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having bathed/immersed’

• nirmale: in the pure (water/place)
• nirmale: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirmala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन (singular); स्थानवाचक (in the pure [water/place])

• abhali: in water (reading uncertain)
• abhali: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhali (प्रातिपदिक/पाठभेद)
• Form: अव्यक्त/दुर्लभ-रूप; सम्भाव्यं नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन (singular) — पाठे ‘निर्मलेऽभलि’ इति; अर्थतः ‘निर्मले अम्भसि/सलिले’ इत्यर्थः (prob. for ambhasi)

• nārada: O Nārada
• nārada: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (addressing Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It highlights that inner devotion (bhaktibhāva) and purity of daily conduct—especially morning bathing and regular worship—are central to spiritual progress, even when resources are limited.

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

Bhakti is shown as sincere, consistent service: worship performed with devotion using whatever is available (yathālabdha), emphasizing intention and steadiness over luxury or display.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects practical ritual discipline (nitya-karma) such as prātaḥ-snāna (morning bath) and basic saparyā (worship procedure), aligning with Vedic ritual practice rather than a technical Vedanga like Vyākaraṇa.