Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 85

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

Devanagari script

इमानि पञ्चभूतानि संनिविष्टानि सर्वतः । पञ्चभूतात्मकं सर्वं जगत्स्थावरजङ्गमम् ॥ ८५ ॥

Transliteration

imāni pañcabhūtāni saṃniviṣṭāni sarvataḥ | pañcabhūtātmakaṃ sarvaṃ jagatsthāvarajaṅgamam || 85 ||

Translation

Diese fünf großen Elemente sind überall eingelagert. Das ganze Weltall—das Unbewegliche wie das Bewegliche—ist aus den fünf Elementen zusammengesetzt.

Word by Word

• इमानि: these
• इमानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), बहुवचन (plural)

• पञ्च-भूतानि: the five elements
• पञ्च-भूतानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), बहुवचन (plural); द्विगु-समास—"पञ्च भूतानि"

• संनिविष्टानि: are situated; are arranged
• संनिविष्टानि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + नि + विश् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), बहुवचन (plural); "having been placed/arranged"

• सर्वतः: everywhere; on all sides
• सर्वतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• पञ्च-भूत-आत्मकम्: consisting of the five elements
• पञ्च-भूत-आत्मकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन (singular); तत्पुरुष—"पञ्चभूतैः आत्मा यस्य" (set-expression: consisting of five elements)

• सर्वम्: all; everything
• सर्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन (singular)

• जगत्-स्थावर-जङ्गमम्: the world of the stationary and the moving
• जगत्-स्थावर-जङ्गमम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थावर (प्रातिपदिक) + जङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन (singular); द्वन्द्व (समाहार)—"स्थावरं च जङ्गमं च" within जगत्; meaning "the world (as) stationary and moving"

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It grounds spiritual inquiry in tattva-viveka (discriminative knowledge): all embodied existence, whether moving or unmoving, is materially composed of the five elements, prompting detachment from mere physical form and a search for the transcendent.

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

By showing the world as a five-element configuration, it helps a devotee see material forms as transient and direct love and surrender toward the Lord beyond the elements—supporting steady Vishnu-bhakti without over-attachment to bodily identity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A foundational cosmological framework used across Vedic disciplines: understanding pañca-bhūta supports ritual reasoning (why substances like water, fire, earth are used), and aids technical sciences that classify matter and the body in systematic, analytical terms.