Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 48

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

Devanagari script

सर्वं नियमयत्येषा तेनेयं नियतिः स्मृता । अनंतरं च सा माया नित्या विश्वविमोहिनी ॥ ४८ ॥

Transliteration

sarvaṃ niyamayatyeṣā teneyaṃ niyatiḥ smṛtā | anaṃtaraṃ ca sā māyā nityā viśvavimohinī || 48 ||

Translation

Sie lenkt und ordnet alles; darum wird sie als Niyati erinnert, das kosmische Gesetz der Notwendigkeit. Und unmittelbar darauf ist Māyā—ewig, die Verwirrerin des ganzen Universums.

Word by Word

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• नियमयति: regulates/controls
• नियमयति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• एषा: this (she)
• एषा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तेन: therefore/by that
• तेन: Hetu/Karaṇa (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• इयम्: this (she)
• इयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• नियतिः: Regulation/Order (Niyati)
• नियतिः: Pratijñā/Predicate (प्रत्यय/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• स्मृता: is called/remembered
• स्मृता: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थ (is called/remembered)

• अनन्तरम्: thereafter
• अनन्तरम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): 'thereafter'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• माया: Māyā
• माया: Pratijñā/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नित्या: eternal
• नित्या: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• विश्व-विमोहिनी: deluder of the universe
• विश्व-विमोहिनी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + विमोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Niyati
• Maya

FAQs

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

It distinguishes two universal forces: Niyati, which governs order and inevitability in all events, and Māyā, which perpetually veils truth and causes beings to misperceive reality—prompting the seeker to pursue discernment for liberation.

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

By identifying Māyā as the universal deluder, the verse implies the need for steady refuge in the Lord beyond Māyā; Bhakti functions as a stabilizing devotion that helps the mind transcend delusion and align with the higher order behind Niyati.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

While not a direct ritual or grammar instruction, it supports the Vedāṅga aim of correct understanding: recognizing Niyati (order) and Māyā (misapprehension) encourages disciplined interpretation of śāstra and proper application of knowledge without being misled by appearances.