Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 82
Sṛṣṭi-varṇana, Bhārata-khaṇḍa-mahātmya, and Jagad-bhūgola
Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography
स एव धाता त्रिपुरान्तकश्च स एव देवासुरयज्ञरुपः । स एवब्रह्माण्डमिदं ततोऽन्यन्न किंचिदस्ति व्यतिरिक्तरुपम् ॥ ८२ ॥
sa eva dhātā tripurāntakaśca sa eva devāsurayajñarupaḥ | sa evabrahmāṇḍamidaṃ tato'nyanna kiṃcidasti vyatiriktarupam || 82 ||
তেওঁ একাই ধাতা (সৃষ্টিকৰ্তা), তেওঁ একাই ত্ৰিপুৰান্তক; তেওঁ একাই দেৱ-অসুৰৰ যজ্ঞৰ স্বৰূপ। তেওঁ একাই এই সমগ্ৰ ব্ৰহ্মাণ্ড; তেখেতৰ বাহিৰে পৃথক ৰূপে একো নাই।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a non-dual, all-pervasive vision of the Supreme)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches an all-inclusive vision of the Supreme: the Creator, the cosmic functions, and the entire universe are not separate from Him—nothing exists independently of the Divine.
By declaring that even yajña is His very form, it redirects devotion from mere external acts to God-centered worship—seeing every sacred act and every aspect of the world as belonging to and pervaded by the Supreme.
The verse frames yajña as divine in essence, reinforcing the Vedanga-linked discipline of correct ritual orientation (Kalpa) while emphasizing its inner purpose: offering and recognition of the Supreme rather than ritualism alone.