Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

चिज्जडानुग्रहार्थाय यस्य विश्वं सिसृक्षतः । आद्योन्मेषोऽस्य नादात्मा शांत्यादिभुवनात्मकः ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

cijjaḍānugrahārthāya yasya viśvaṃ sisṛkṣataḥ | ādyonmeṣo'sya nādātmā śāṃtyādibhuvanātmakaḥ || 30 ||

Translation

حين يشاء أن يخلق الكون لرفعة ذوي الوعي والجامد معًا، فإن أول انبثاقٍ فيه يتجلّى «نَادا» (Nāda)، الصوت الأوّل؛ متخذًا صورة العوالم التي تبدأ بـ«شانتي» (Śānti) وما بعدها.

Word by Word

• चित्-जड-अनुग्रह-अर्थाय: for the purpose of grace to the conscious and the inert
• चित्-जड-अनुग्रह-अर्थाय: Sampradana/Prayojana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित् (प्रातिपदिक) + जड (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: ‘चित्-जडयोः अनुग्रहस्य अर्थाय’ → ‘for the purpose of favoring the sentient and the insentient’

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; relative pronoun ‘whose’

• विश्वम्: the universe
• विश्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सिसृक्षतः: of (him) desiring to create
• सिसृक्षतः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सृज् (धातु) + सन् (इच्छार्थक; desiderative stem सिसृक्ष)
• Form: इच्छार्थक-धातुरूप (Desiderative), शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘of (him) wishing to create’

• आद्य-उन्मेषः: the primordial opening/emanation
• आद्य-उन्मेषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक) + उन्मेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘आद्यः उन्मेषः’ → ‘the first opening/emanation’

• अस्य: of him/this
• अस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘of this/of him’

• नाद-आत्मा: having nāda as its essence
• नाद-आत्मा: Karta-predicative (कर्ता-विशेष्य/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाद (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘नादः आत्मा यस्य’ → ‘whose essence is nāda (sound-vibration)’

• शान्ति-आदि-भुवन-आत्मकः: consisting of the worlds beginning with Śānti
• शान्ति-आदि-भुवन-आत्मकः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + भुवन (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः ‘शान्त्यादीनि भुवनानि आत्मा/स्वरूपं यस्य’ → ‘consisting of worlds beginning with Śānti’ (epithet of उन्मेषः/नादात्मा)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/Śabda-centered discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Nāda
• Śānti

FAQs

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

It presents creation as an act of divine grace where the first manifestation is Nāda (primordial sound), implying that spiritual realization and cosmic order are rooted in sacred sound and inner stillness (śānti).

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

By identifying the Lord’s first expression as Nāda, it supports Bhakti through mantra and kīrtana: devotion aligns the mind with the divine vibration that underlies all realms, leading toward peace (śānti) and God-realization.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It foregrounds Śikṣā (phonetics) and the broader Śabda-śāstra perspective: correct sound, mantra, and vibration are treated as foundational principles connecting ritual speech and cosmological manifestation.