Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 81

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

Devanagari script

कार्याण्येषां क्रमेणैवावकाशो व्यूहकल्पनम् । पाकश्च संग्रहश्चैव धारणं चेति कथ्यते ॥ ८१ ॥

Transliteration

kāryāṇyeṣāṃ krameṇaivāvakāśo vyūhakalpanam | pākaśca saṃgrahaścaiva dhāraṇaṃ ceti kathyate || 81 ||

Translation

它们的作用依次被宣说为：给予空间（分配安置）、编排成有序的结构（诸部位之布置）、成熟与精炼、汇聚编集，以及守持保存（留存不失）。

Word by Word

• कार्याणि: tasks; functions
• कार्याणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), बहुवचन (plural)

• एषाम्: of these
• एषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th case/genitive), बहुवचन (plural)

• क्रमेण: in sequence; gradually
• क्रमेण: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (3rd case/instrumental), एकवचन (singular); अव्ययीभावार्थे—"in order/ क्रमशः"

• एव: indeed; only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• अवकाशः: space; scope; interval
• अवकाशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• व्यूह-कल्पनम्: arrangement/formation planning
• व्यूह-कल्पनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यूह (प्रातिपदिक) + कल्पन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष—"व्यूहस्य कल्पनम्"

• पाकः: cooking; ripening
• पाकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), एकवचन (singular)

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

• संग्रहः: collection; gathering
• संग्रहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), एकवचन (singular)

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

• एव: indeed; also
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• धारणम्: support; holding
• धारणम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन (singular)

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

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक (quotative/marker)

• कथ्यते: is said; is called
• कथ्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Vedanga/technical sciences section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It presents a disciplined model for preserving sacred knowledge: first create proper “space” for study, then arrange teachings systematically, refine understanding, compile essentials, and finally retain them—so dharma and Vedic wisdom are not lost.

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

Though technical, it supports bhakti by showing that devotion is strengthened through orderly learning and steady retention—study and remembrance (dhāraṇa) help keep the mind anchored in sacred practice and divine themes.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights a shastric/Vedanga-style workflow for knowledge management—classification, structured arrangement, refinement, compilation, and memorization/retention—key to disciplines like Vyakarana (grammar), Kalpa (ritual procedure), and Shiksha (phonetics).