Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 59

Mantraśodhana, Dīkṣā-krama, Guru-Pādukā, Ajapā-Haṃsa, and Ṣaṭcakra-Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana

Devanagari script

विद्यावतारसंसिद्ध्यै स्वीकृतानेकविग्रह । नवाय तनरूपाय परमार्थैकरूपिणे ॥ ५९ ॥

Transliteration

vidyāvatārasaṃsiddhyai svīkṛtānekavigraha | navāya tanarūpāya paramārthaikarūpiṇe || 59 ||

Translation

Salutations to the One who, for the fulfillment of the descent of knowledge, assumes many forms; to the ever-new One whose body is subtle, and whose true nature is the single reality of the highest truth.

Word by Word

• विद्या-अवतार-संसिद्ध्यै: for the accomplishment of the descent of knowledge
• विद्या-अवतार-संसिद्ध्यै: प्रयोजन (Purpose/चतुर्थ्यर्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक) + अवतार (प्रातिपदिक) + संसिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (विद्यायाः अवतारस्य संसिद्धिः)

• स्वीकृत-अनेक-विग्रह: O you who have assumed many forms
• स्वीकृत-अनेक-विग्रह: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वीकृत (√कृ धातु, क्त/कृदन्त) + अनेक (प्रातिपदिक) + विग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—स्वीकृताः अनेकाः विग्रहाः येन सः

• नवाय: to the ever-new (one)
• नवाय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदानम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

• तनु-रूपाय: to the one whose form is subtle/body-like
• तनु-रूपाय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदानम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनु (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (तन्वा रूपम्)

• परमार्थ-एक-रूपिणे: to the one whose sole form is the supreme truth
• परमार्थ-एक-रूपिणे: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदानम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमार्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + एक (प्रातिपदिक) + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (परमार्थ एव एकं रूपं यस्य)

Speaker

Suta (narrating), within a hymn-like passage attributed to the Narada–Sanatkumara teaching stream

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vidyā (Knowledge principle)
• Paramārtha (Ultimate Reality)

FAQs

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

It praises the Supreme as the source of vidyā who manifests in many forms to establish knowledge in the world, while remaining inwardly one—paramārtha—pointing to non-dual ultimate reality behind diverse teachings.

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

By saluting the Lord as ‘ever-new’ and as the giver of knowledge through many manifestations, it frames learning itself as worship: devotion expressed through reverence to the divine source of all śāstric and spiritual understanding.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse supports the Vedāṅga outlook that one truth can be taught through multiple technical disciplines and forms—useful for students of śikṣā, vyākaraṇa, chandas, nirukta, kalpa, and jyotiṣa—while keeping the ultimate aim (paramārtha) in view.