Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11

Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य नारदस्य महात्मनः । सनत्कुमारो भगवानुवाचार्कसमद्युतिः ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | etacchrutvā vacastasya nāradasya mahātmanaḥ | sanatkumāro bhagavānuvācārkasamadyutiḥ || 11 ||

Translation

苏多说道：听闻大心者那罗陀的这些言辞后，尊贵的善达库玛罗——光辉如日——开口说道。

Word by Word

• सूतः: Sūta
• सूतः: Karta (कर्ता/वक्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (कर्म-सम्बन्धः ‘श्रुत्वा’ इत्यस्य)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having heard’

• वचः: speech/words
• वचः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• नारदस्य: of Nārada
• नारदस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled
• महात्मनः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; विशेषणं ‘नारदस्य’

• सनत्कुमारः: Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत् + कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Visheshana (विशेषण/उपाधि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपाधि/विशेष्य-सम्बन्धः ‘सनत्कुमारः’

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अर्कसमद्युतिः: whose radiance is like the sun
• अर्कसमद्युतिः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्क + सम + द्युति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘अर्कसमः द्युतिः यस्य सः’; विशेषणं ‘सनत्कुमारः/भगवान्’

Speaker

Suta

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Suta
• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It marks the authoritative handover in the dialogue: after Nārada speaks, Sanatkumāra responds, showing the Purāṇic method of preserving wisdom through realized speakers and disciplined listening (śravaṇa).

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

Indirectly, it supports bhakti as attentive hearing and receptivity to saintly speech—Nārada’s words are honored, and a higher teacher replies, modeling humility and sacred dialogue that nourishes devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse functions as a narrative transition within the Vedāṅga-oriented section (Book 1.3), indicating a structured guru-disciple exchange—an essential method for transmitting technical disciplines like śikṣā, vyākaraṇa, and jyotiṣa.