Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30

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Devanagari script

श्रीभूमिसहितस्वात्मज्योतिर्द्वयमतः परम् । वदेद्दीप्तिकरायांति सहस्रादित्यतेजसे ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

śrībhūmisahitasvātmajyotirdvayamataḥ param | vadeddīptikarāyāṃti sahasrādityatejase || 30 ||

Translation

Man soll die höchste Wirklichkeit als zweifaches inneres Leuchten verkünden, zusammen mit Śrī und Bhūmi. Durch dieses Aussprechen erlangt der Spender des Glanzes die Strahlkraft von tausend Sonnen.

Word by Word

• श्री-भूमि-सहित-स्वात्म-ज्योतिः-द्वयम्: the pair of inner lights with Śrī and Bhūmi
• श्री-भूमि-सहित-स्वात्म-ज्योतिः-द्वयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + भूमि (प्रातिपदिक) + सहित (कृदन्त; √सह्) + स्वात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; here as object of वदेत् (accusative) ‘the pair of lights of one’s own self, accompanied by Śrī and Bhūmi’

• अतः: thereupon/therefore
• अतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतु/क्रम-अव्यय (therefore/then)

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; qualifies implied mantra/word

• वदेत्: should say/utter
• वदेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; parasmaipada; ‘should utter’

• दीप्ति-करायान्ति: (they) come as radiance-makers
• दीप्ति-करायान्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दीप्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक) + आयान्ति (√या धातु)
• Form: आयान्ति: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; ‘they come’; phrase functions as mantra-text ‘(they) come as makers of radiance’

• सहस्र-आदित्य-तेजसे: to/for the splendor of a thousand suns
• सहस्र-आदित्य-तेजसे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; dative ‘for the brilliance of a thousand suns’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/technical instruction setting)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• Bhūmi

FAQs

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

It frames the Supreme as an inner, self-luminous reality contemplated with Śrī and Bhūmi, teaching that correct declaration/utterance and contemplation culminate in extraordinary tejas—symbolized as “a thousand suns.”

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

By linking the Supreme Light with Śrī (grace/prosperity) and Bhūmi (support/ground), it guides devotion toward a personal, auspicious form of the Divine whose remembrance and praise transform the devotee’s consciousness into divine radiance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The emphasis on “vaded” (proper utterance) points to Śikṣā (phonetics) and Chandas/mantra-discipline: precise recitation and correct formulation are presented as producing measurable spiritual ‘dīpti’ (radiant potency).