Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39

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

Devanagari script

अनादिमलरुद्धानां कुरुतेऽनुग्रहं चिताम् । मुक्तिं च विश्वेषां स्वव्यापारे समर्थेताम् ॥ ३९ ॥

Transliteration

anādimalaruddhānāṃ kurute'nugrahaṃ citām | muktiṃ ca viśveṣāṃ svavyāpāre samarthetām || 39 ||

Translation

祂垂恩于被无始垢染所障蔽的心识；并且祂凭自身神圣的运作，完全有能力赐予一切众生解脱（mokṣa）。

Word by Word

• अनादि-मल-रुद्धानाम्: of those obstructed by beginningless impurity
• अनादि-मल-रुद्धानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनादि (प्रातिपदिक) + मल (प्रातिपदिक) + रुद्ध (√रुध् धातु + क्त, कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष: अनादिना मलेन रुद्धाः (those obstructed by beginningless impurity)

• कुरुते: does, bestows
• कुरुते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• अनुग्रहम्: grace, favor
• अनुग्रहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• चिताम्: of the conscious beings (cits)
• चिताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन (चित्-शब्दस्य षष्ठी बहुवचन)

• मुक्तिम्: liberation
• मुक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• विश्वेषाम्: of all
• विश्वेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन

• स्व-व्यापारे: in their own activity/operation
• स्व-व्यापारे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + व्यापार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी): स्वस्य व्यापारः; तस्मिन् (locative)

• समर्थेताम्: may (they) become capable
• समर्थेताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: समर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + √अस् (धातु) (आशीर्लिङ्/विधिलिङ्-प्रयोगः)
• Form: लिङ्-लकार (optative/benedictive sense as per context); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन; परस्मैपद; पाठः कठिनः—समर्थेताम् = ‘let (them) be capable’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga-aligned moksha framework)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It states that bondage persists due to beginningless inner impurities (anādi-mala), and liberation ultimately depends on the Lord’s grace (anugraha), who alone can remove those obstructions and grant mukti.

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

By emphasizing divine grace as the निर्णायक (decisive) factor, the verse supports Bhakti: sincere devotion invites the Lord’s anugraha, which purifies the mind and makes liberation possible beyond mere self-effort.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The practical takeaway aligns with Vedanga discipline: purification of mind and conduct (supported by correct mantra-use, śikṣā/phonetics, and vyākaraṇa/clarity of meaning) is necessary, yet the final fruition—mukti—rests on the Lord’s svavyāpāra (sovereign power).