Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 69

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

Devanagari script

तैजसो राजसश्चैव तामसश्चेति नामतः । तत्र तैजसतो ज्ञानेंद्रियाणि मनसा सह ॥ ६९ ॥

Transliteration

taijaso rājasaścaiva tāmasaśceti nāmataḥ | tatra taijasato jñāneṃdriyāṇi manasā saha || 69 ||

Translation

它们按名相称为：泰阇萨（taijasa）、罗阇萨（rājasa）与怛摩萨（tāmasa）。其中，由泰阇萨生起诸知根，并与意（manas）同出。

Word by Word

• तैजसः: taijasa (luminous)
• तैजसः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तैजस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (नामरूपेण)

• राजसः: rājasa (active)
• राजसः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राजस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/indeed)

• तामसः: tāmasa (inert/dark)
• तामसः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तामस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति (quotative/marker of naming)

• नामतः: by name
• नामतः: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामतः (अव्यय/तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय; 'नाम' + तस् (by name/as names)

• तत्र: there/in that (threefold division)
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/प्रसङ्ग (there/in that context)

• तैजसतः: of the taijasa (type)
• तैजसतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तैजस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; विशेषण (सम्बन्धे)

• ज्ञान: of knowledge
• ज्ञान: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-भावः)

• इन्द्रियाणि: sense organs
• इन्द्रियाणि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• मनसा: with the mind
• मनसा: Saha/Karaṇa (सह/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahārtha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सह (with)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It links the functioning of cognition to guṇas: the “taijasa” (luminous, clarity-producing) aspect is presented as the source of the knowledge-organs and the mind, implying that inner clarity supports discernment and spiritual understanding.

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

Though not explicitly about bhakti, it provides the psychological basis for devotion: when the mind and senses operate in a taijasa (clear, sattva-leaning) mode, they become fit instruments for hearing, remembering, and contemplating divine teachings—key supports for Vishnu-bhakti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects a technical, śāstra-style mapping of mind and sense faculties (used across Vedāṅga-informed disciplines like ritual application and contemplative practice), emphasizing disciplined sensory and mental functioning as prerequisites for correct learning and application.