Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 36

Nārada’s Hymn to Viṣṇu

Nāradasya Viṣṇu-stavaḥ

Devanagari script

सर्वसङ्गनिवृत्तानां ध्यानयोगरतात्मनाम् । सर्वत्र भाति ज्ञानात्मा तमस्मि शरणं गतः ॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration

sarvasaṅganivṛttānāṃ dhyānayogaratātmanām | sarvatra bhāti jñānātmā tamasmi śaraṇaṃ gataḥ || 36 ||

Translation

对于远离一切执著、心安住于禅观瑜伽者，智慧之我遍处光明显现。我今归依于彼。

Word by Word

• sarvasaṅganivṛttānām: of those detached from all association
• sarvasaṅganivṛttānām: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarvasaṅganivṛtta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural. Lit: Those who have turned away from all attachments.

• dhyānayogaratātmanām: of those whose minds are engaged in meditation yoga
• dhyānayogaratātmanām: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhyānayogaratātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural. Lit: Those whose souls delight in the yoga of meditation.

• sarvatra: everywhere
• sarvatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of place (Suffix -tral)

• bhāti: shines / appears
• bhāti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhā (धातु)
• Form: Present Tense (Lat/लट्), 3rd Person (Prathama), Singular. Class 2 (Adadi).

• jñānātmā: the Soul of Knowledge / Embodiment of Knowledge
• jñānātmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñānātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular. Lit: He whose nature is knowledge.

• tam: to Him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Present Tense (Lat/लट्), 1st Person (Uttama), Singular

• śaraṇam: refuge / shelter
• śaraṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• gataḥ: gone / approached
• gataḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण) or Predicate
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gam (धातु) -> gata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past Passive Participle (Ktavatu/Kta used actively), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It declares that when attachment is renounced and meditation becomes steady, the Jñāna-Self is directly evident everywhere; the verse models śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) in that ever-luminous Reality.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as surrender—turning away from worldly clinging and taking refuge in the supreme inner Principle; such devotion matures into contemplative absorption where the Divine is perceived in all places.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught; the practical takeaway is yogic discipline—cultivating vairāgya and dhyāna (a sādhanā aligned with Upaniṣadic jñāna) rather than ritual procedure or technical sciences.