Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 31
Sṛṣṭi-varṇana, Bhārata-khaṇḍa-mahātmya, and Jagad-bhūgola
Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography
प्रकृतिः क्षोभमापन्ना पुरुषाख्ये जगद्गुरौ । महान्प्रादुरभूद्धुद्धिस्ततोऽहं समवर्त्तत ॥ ३१ ॥
prakṛtiḥ kṣobhamāpannā puruṣākhye jagadgurau | mahānprādurabhūddhuddhistato'haṃ samavarttata || 31 ||
حين اضطربت براكريتي ودخلت طور الفعل بحضرة مُعلّم العالم المسمّى بوروشا، ظهر «ماهت» (المبدأ العظيم)؛ ومنه نشأت «بودّهي» (العقل)، ومن بودّهي وُلدتُ أنا: «أهمكارا»، إحساس «أنا».
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada on Sāṅkhya-style creation sequence)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It maps the inner chain by which conditioned experience begins—Prakṛti’s activation yields cosmic intelligence (Mahat/Buddhi) and then ego (ahaṃkāra); knowing this sequence supports detachment and discernment that lead toward liberation.
By showing that ego arises after Buddhi, it implies that devotion is strengthened when Buddhi is purified—one offers the sense of ‘I’ to the Supreme (Puruṣa/Vishnu), reducing ego-driven action and deepening surrender.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is tattva-viveka—using discriminative intellect (buddhi) to observe ego (ahaṃkāra) as a product of creation rather than the true Self.