Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 65

Śreyas and Paramārtha: The Ribhu–Nidāgha Teaching on Non-Dual Self

Advaita

Devanagari script

प्रसीद मद्धितार्थाय कथ्यतां यस्त्वमागतः । नष्टो मोहस्तवाकर्ण्य वचांस्येतानि मे द्विज ॥ ६५ ॥

Transliteration

prasīda maddhitārthāya kathyatāṃ yastvamāgataḥ | naṣṭo mohastavākarṇya vacāṃsyetāni me dvija || 65 ||

Translation

愿你垂慈，为我之利益；请告知你为何而来。闻汝此言，噢二次生者（dvija），我之迷惑已然消散。

Word by Word

• prasīda: be pleased
• prasīda: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√sad (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपदी, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• mat: my
• mat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे (genitive sense) समासाङ्ग; ‘मद्’ = my

• hita: welfare
• hita: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक; समासाङ्ग; ‘हित’ = welfare/benefit

• arthāya: for the sake
• arthāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; प्रयोजन (for the sake of)

• kathyatām: let (it) be told
• kathyatām: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kath (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘कथ्यताम्’ = let it be told

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (who)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• āgataḥ: has come
• āgataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘आगतः’ = having come

• naṣṭaḥ: destroyed
• naṣṭaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: naṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘मोहः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• mohaḥ: delusion
• mohaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: moha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• ākarṇya: having heard
• ākarṇya: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√kṛṇ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• vacāṃsi: words
• vacāṃsi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• etāni: these
• etāni: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; ‘vacāṃsi’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• me: my/to me
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (6th/4th), एकवचन; एन्क्लिटिक रूप (my/to me)

• dvija: O brahmin
• dvija: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

Speaker

A disciple/interlocutor addressing a Brahmin sage (dvija) in the Moksha-Dharma dialogue context

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It highlights that sincere inquiry and attentive hearing of a realized teacher’s words can dissolve moha (delusion), opening the way for right understanding in Moksha-Dharma.

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

Though not naming a deity here, the verse models the bhakti attitude of humility and receptivity—seeking grace (prasāda) and guidance—an essential foundation for śravaṇa and further devotional practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is the disciplined practice of listening (ākarṇa/śravaṇa) and questioning, which supports correct transmission of śāstric knowledge.