Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 100
The Account of Kārtavīrya’s Protective Kavaca
Kārtavīrya-kavaca-vṛttānta
ऋतवो लोकपालाश्च पितरो देवसंहतिः । विद्याश्चैव चतुःषष्टिभेदा या भुवनत्रये ॥ १०० ॥
ṛtavo lokapālāśca pitaro devasaṃhatiḥ | vidyāścaiva catuḥṣaṣṭibhedā yā bhuvanatraye || 100 ||
The seasons, the Lokapālas (guardians of the worlds), the Pitṛs (ancestral fathers), the hosts of the gods, and indeed the sixty-four divisions of sacred knowledge (vidyā)—these are present throughout the three worlds.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Vedanga/vidya context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents a unified cosmic order: time (seasons), governance (Lokapalas), lineage obligations (Pitrs), divine administration (Devas), and structured knowledge (64 vidyas) as interlinked realities pervading all three worlds.
By showing that all cosmic functions and all branches of knowledge operate within the same three-world order upheld by the divine, the verse frames learning and ritual duties as supports to a theistic life that culminates in devotion to the Supreme.
The verse points to systematic classification of vidyas—useful for organizing Vedanga-based study (e.g., śikṣā, vyākaraṇa, chandas, nirukta, jyotiṣa, kalpa) and applying it to ritual timing, duties to Pitrs, and dharmic conduct.