Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19

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

Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography

Devanagari script

रक्षां करोति यो देवो नित्य इत्यभिधीयते । रक्षां करोति यो देवो जगतां परतः पुमान् ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

rakṣāṃ karoti yo devo nitya ityabhidhīyate | rakṣāṃ karoti yo devo jagatāṃ parataḥ pumān || 19 ||

Translation

Die Gottheit, die Schutz gewährt, wird „Nitya“ (der Ewige) genannt. Und die Gottheit, die die Welten behütet, ist die Höchste Person, alles überragend.

Word by Word

• rakṣām: protection
• rakṣām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• karoti: does/performs
• karoti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Active, Present Tense (Lat), 3rd Person, Singular

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• devaḥ: God
• devaḥ: Samanadhikarana (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• nityaḥ: eternal
• nityaḥ: Vidheya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• iti: thus
• iti: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle

• abhidhīyate: is called
• abhidhīyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi + dhā (धातु)
• Form: Passive, Present Tense (Lat), 3rd Person, Singular

• jagatām: of the worlds
• jagatām: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• parataḥ: beyond/superior to
• parataḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + tasil (प्रत्यय)
• Form: Adverbial (Ablative sense)

• pumān: Person/Being (Purusha)
• pumān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṃs (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Nitya
• Parama Purusha

FAQs

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

It identifies the Lord’s defining mark as continual protection: the one who unfailingly safeguards beings is “Nitya,” and that protector is the transcendent Supreme Person worthy of refuge.

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

By portraying God primarily as the ever-protecting guardian of all worlds, it encourages bhakti as trusting surrender—devotion grounded in reliance on the Lord’s constant rakṣā.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Śikṣā) is taught in this verse; it is a theological definition emphasizing divine protection and the Supreme Person beyond the cosmos.