Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 96

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

Devanagari script

जनिश्च पुंस्त्रियोर्योगः शुक्रशोणितयोगतः । बिंदुरेकः प्रविशति यदा गर्भे द्वयात्मकः ॥ ९६ ॥

Transliteration

janiśca puṃstriyoryogaḥ śukraśoṇitayogataḥ | biṃdurekaḥ praviśati yadā garbhe dvayātmakaḥ || 96 ||

Translation

受孕源于男女和合，由精与经血相合而成；当一滴种子进入子宫，作为具二重性质的复合原理时，怀胎便由此开始。

Word by Word

• जनिः: generation, conception
• जनिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; abstract noun

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• पुंस्: of the male
• पुंस्: Sambandha (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुंस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; irregular stem (पुंस्)

• स्त्रियः: of the female
• स्त्रियः: Sambandha (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Vedic/epic variant for स्त्रियाः)

• योगः: union, conjunction
• योगः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• शुक्र-शोणित-योगतः: from the union of semen and blood
• शुक्र-शोणित-योगतः: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + शोणित (प्रातिपदिक) + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुषसमास; योगतः = तस्मात् कारणात् (ablatival adverb)

• बिन्दुः: drop, seed
• बिन्दुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• एकः: single, one
• एकः: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण/subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण of बिन्दुः

• प्रविशति: enters
• प्रविशति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यदा: when
• यदा: Kala (काल/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• गर्भे: in the womb
• गर्भे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• द्वयात्मकः: having a dual nature
• द्वयात्मकः: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण/subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वय (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (द्वयस्य आत्मा/स्वभावः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण of बिन्दुः

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/Vedāṅga mode)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

By describing conception as a lawful conjunction of causes (śukra and śoṇita), the verse points to the ordered, dharmic structure of embodiment—reminding the seeker that the body is a conditioned product, not the ultimate Self.

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

Indirectly, it supports bhakti by fostering detachment: understanding the body’s origin as a compounded process helps a devotee fix the heart on the unborn Lord rather than on mere physical identity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A technical śāstra-style account of garbha-śarīra (embryology/physiology), using precise causal terminology—useful for dharma discussions around birth, lineage, and life-cycle rites (saṃskāras).