Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10

Sṛṣṭi-varṇana, Bhārata-khaṇḍa-mahātmya, and Jagad-bhūgola

Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography

Devanagari script

विष्णुशक्तिसमुद्भूतमेतत्सर्वं चराचरम् । यस्माद्भिन्नमिदं सर्वं यच्चेङ्गेद्यच्चनेङ्गति ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

viṣṇuśaktisamudbhūtametatsarvaṃ carācaram | yasmādbhinnamidaṃ sarvaṃ yacceṅgedyaccaneṅgati || 10 ||

Translation

هذا الكون كلّه، متحرّكًا كان أو ساكنًا، قد نشأ من شاكتي ڤيشنو. وليس هذا العالم بأسره منفصلًا عنه، سواء تحرّك أم لم يتحرّك.

Word by Word

• विष्णु-शक्ति-समुद्भूतम्: arisen from Viṣṇu’s power
• विष्णु-शक्ति-समुद्भूतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + समुद्भूत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; सम्+उद्+√भू)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (PPP); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (विष्णोः शक्त्या समुद्भूतम्)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वम्: all/entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• चर-अचरम्: the moving and the unmoving (all beings)
• चर-अचरम्: Pratijna (प्रतीज्ञा/Predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर (प्रातिपदिक) + अचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वः (itaretara: moving and non-moving)

• यस्मात्: from which/from whom
• यस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भिन्नम्: separate/different
• भिन्नम्: Pratijna (प्रतीज्ञा/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भिन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √भिद्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; PPP

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• इङ्गेत्: moves/stirs
• इङ्गेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इङ्ग्/इङ्ग (धातु; चलने)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• इङ्गति: moves/stirs
• इङ्गति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इङ्ग्/इङ्ग (धातु; चलने)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the creation/ontology discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Vishnu-shakti

FAQs

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

It establishes that the entire cosmos—everything that moves and everything that is still—arises from Viṣṇu’s śakti and is not truly separate from Him, guiding the seeker toward God-centered vision and liberation-oriented understanding.

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

By teaching that all beings and states are born of Viṣṇu and non-separate from Him, it supports bhakti as constant remembrance and reverence—serving the world as belonging to Viṣṇu and worshipping Him as the inner source of all.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; its practical takeaway is doctrinal clarity (tattva-jñāna) that supports mantra-japa and pūjā by fixing the mind on Viṣṇu as the sole source and substratum of all phenomena.