Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 67

The Exposition of Spiritual Knowledge

Jñāna-pradarśanam

Devanagari script

ज्ञानैकवेद्यमजरं परं ब्रह्म सनातनम् । परिपूर्णं परानन्दं तस्मान्नान्यदिह द्विज ॥ ६७ ॥

Transliteration

jñānaikavedyamajaraṃ paraṃ brahma sanātanam | paripūrṇaṃ parānandaṃ tasmānnānyadiha dvija || 67 ||

Translation

至上、永恒的梵——不老，唯以真知可证——圆满具足，性即至乐；因此，二生者啊，此处除彼之外别无他物。

Word by Word

• jñāna-eka-vedyam: knowable only by knowledge
• jñāna-eka-vedyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of brahma)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jñāna + eka + vedya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound (multi-member); Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ajaram: ageless
• ajaram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a + jara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Negative prefix a-; Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• param: supreme
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• brahma: Brahman
• brahma: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• sanātanam: eternal
• sanātanam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sanātana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• paripūrṇam: complete
• paripūrṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paripūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• parānandam: supreme bliss
• parānandam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para + ānanda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya compound; Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• tasmāt: from that/than that
• tasmāt: Apādāna (अपादान/Ablative—‘from that’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Ablative 5th (पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• anyat: anything else
• anyat: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—‘anything else’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• iha: here/in this (world)
• iha: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb of place (देशवाचक)

• dvija: O twice-born
• dvija: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Brahman
• Dvija

FAQs

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

It asserts Brahman as the sole, eternal reality—complete and supremely blissful—implying liberation comes from recognizing that nothing exists apart from That.

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

While framed in jñāna language, it supports bhakti by directing devotion toward the one supreme reality (Brahman/Paramātman), discouraging fragmented worship rooted in seeing multiplicity as ultimate.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga practice is taught; the practical takeaway is jñāna-sādhana—discernment and contemplation on the one Brahman as the means to right understanding.