Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6
Sṛṣṭi-varṇana, Bhārata-khaṇḍa-mahātmya, and Jagad-bhūgola
Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography
तस्य शक्तिः परा विष्णोर्जगत्कार्यप्रवर्तिनी । भावाभावस्वरुपा सा विद्याविद्येति गीयते ॥ ६ ॥
tasya śaktiḥ parā viṣṇorjagatkāryapravartinī | bhāvābhāvasvarupā sā vidyāvidyeti gīyate || 6 ||
বিষ্ণুর সেই পরাশক্তি জগতের কার্যপ্রবাহ চালিত করে। সত্তা ও অসত্তা—উভয় স্বরূপধারিণী—সে ‘বিদ্যা’ ও ‘অবিদ্যা’ নামে গীত হয়।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the dialogue on Vishnu’s supreme principle)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It identifies Viṣṇu’s supreme Śakti as the force that manifests the cosmos, and shows that the same power can appear as liberating knowledge (vidyā) or binding ignorance (avidyā) depending on how it is related to.
By grounding all cosmic activity in Viṣṇu’s supreme power, it supports bhakti as devotion to the ultimate source; turning toward Viṣṇu aligns one with vidyā (clarity and liberation) rather than avidyā (delusion and bondage).
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; it provides the philosophical framework (vidyā vs. avidyā) that later guides correct application of Vedic disciplines and ritual understanding in a Viṣṇu-centered way.