Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7

Maṅgalācaraṇa, Naimiṣāraṇya-Sabhā, Sūta-Āhvāna, and Narada Purāṇa-Māhātmya

Devanagari script

न्यस्तकामा विवृजिनाः शमादिगुणसंयुताः । कृष्णाजिनोत्तरीयास्ते जटिला ब्रह्मचारिणः ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

nyastakāmā vivṛjināḥ śamādiguṇasaṃyutāḥ | kṛṣṇājinottarīyāste jaṭilā brahmacāriṇaḥ || 6 ||

Translation

他们放下诸欲，远离罪垢，具足以寂静等为首的德行；披黑羚羊皮为上衣，发结成髻，作为持梵行的梵行者而住。

Word by Word

• न्यस्तकामाः: having renounced desires
• न्यस्तकामाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: न्यस्त-काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (न्यस्ताः कामाः येषाम्)

• विवृजिनाः: free from sin/vice
• विवृजिनाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विवृजिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• शमादिगुणसंयुताः: endowed with qualities like tranquility
• शमादिगुणसंयुताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शम-आदि-गुण-संयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थः (शमादिभिः गुणैः संयुताः)

• कृष्णाजिनोत्तरीयाः: wearing black-deerskin as upper garment
• कृष्णाजिनोत्तरीयाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण-अजिन-उत्तरीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कृष्णाजिनं उत्तरीयं येषाम्)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• जटिलाः: matted-haired
• जटिलाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जटिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• ब्रह्मचारिणः: celibate students (brahmacārins)
• ब्रह्मचारिणः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मणि चरन्ति)

Speaker

Suta (narrator describing the sages)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

FAQs

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

It portrays the ideal sādhaka: desireless, ethically purified, grounded in śama (inner peace) and related virtues, showing that outer signs of austerity (kṛṣṇājina, jaṭā) must correspond to inner restraint and purity.

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

By emphasizing renunciation of selfish desire and cultivation of calmness and self-control, it describes the mental purity that makes steadfast devotion possible; bhakti matures when the heart is freed from craving and sin.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is dharma-based discipline—brahmacarya, restraint (śama/dama), and austerity—as foundational preparation for Vedic study and higher realization.