Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 42
Vāmana’s Advent, Aditi’s Hymn, Bali’s Gift, and the Mahatmya of Bhū-dāna
अन्तर्य्यामिञ्जगद्रूप सर्वज्ञा परमेश्वर । अज्ञातं किं तव श्रीश किं मामीहयसि प्रभो ॥ ४२ ॥
antaryyāmiñjagadrūpa sarvajñā parameśvara | ajñātaṃ kiṃ tava śrīśa kiṃ māmīhayasi prabho || 42 ||
O Antaryāmin, Inner Controller whose form is the universe—O all-knowing Supreme Lord! O Śrīśa, Lord of Lakṣmī, what could ever be unknown to You? O Master, why do You test me here?
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It affirms Viṣṇu as the Antaryāmin (indwelling Lord) and Sarvajña (omniscient), expressing the devotee’s humility: since God knows all, any “testing” is for the devotee’s purification and instruction.
Bhakti here is shown as intimate surrender—addressing the Lord personally (Śrīśa, Prabho), praising His cosmic immanence (jagadrūpa), and accepting divine dealings as spiritually meaningful rather than arbitrary.
A Vedāntic application of Vedic doctrine is implied: the Antaryāmin teaching (known from Upaniṣadic tradition) is used as a devotional lens, guiding practice toward inner remembrance and ethical self-correction.