Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27

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

Devanagari script

शक्तो मया हरौ भुक्तो पशुगणस्य हि । तच्छक्तिमाद्यामेकांतां विद्रूपाख्यां वदंति हि ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

śakto mayā harau bhukto paśugaṇasya hi | tacchaktimādyāmekāṃtāṃ vidrūpākhyāṃ vadaṃti hi || 27 ||

Translation

Ich wurde ermächtigt und wahrlich in Beziehung zu Hari zum Wohl der Schar der Wesen eingesetzt. Diese ursprüngliche, einzig-ausschließliche Kraft (Śakti) wird «Vidrūpā» genannt.

Word by Word

• शक्तः: empowered, capable
• शक्तः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्त (कृदन्त; √शक् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) ‘able/empowered’

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• हरौ: in/with Hari (Vishnu)
• हरौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• भुक्तः: enjoyed/experienced
• भुक्तः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्त (कृदन्त; √भुज् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘enjoyed/consumed’ (contextually: ‘experienced’)

• पशु-गणस्य: of the multitude of paśus (bound beings)
• पशु-गणस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘पशूनां गणः’ → ‘of the group of beings (paśus)’

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) — emphasis/indeed

• तत्-शक्तिम्: that power
• तत्-शक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘तस्य शक्तिम्’

• आद्याम्: primordial, first
• आद्याम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; agreeing with ‘शक्तिम्’

• एकान्ताम्: exclusive, absolute
• एकान्ताम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; agreeing with ‘शक्तिम्’; sense ‘exclusive/absolute’

• विद्रूप-आख्याम्: called ‘Vidrūpā’
• विद्रूप-आख्याम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विद्रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद/तत्पुरुषः ‘विद्रूप इति आख्या यस्याः/या’ → ‘named Vidrūpā’ (as qualifier of शक्ति)

• वदन्ति: they say, they call
• वदन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन (Plural)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) — emphasis/indeed

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue within the Sanatkumara-Narada teaching frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It frames all transformative power as ultimately belonging to Hari’s primordial Shakti, indicating that liberation-oriented practice works because divine power operates for the uplift of bound beings.

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

By placing efficacy ‘in Hari’ and attributing it to an exclusive primordial Shakti, the verse implies that one-pointed devotion to Vishnu gains force through divine grace rather than mere human effort.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects technical doctrinal vocabulary used in Vedanga-style expositions—precise naming and classification of powers (śakti, ādyā, ekāntā) that undergird ritual, mantra-application, and disciplined worship.