Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 12

Sṛṣṭi-varṇana, Bhārata-khaṇḍa-mahātmya, and Jagad-bhūgola

Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography

Devanagari script

यथा हरिर्जगद्यापी तस्य शक्तिस्तथा मुने । दाहशक्तिर्यथांगारे स्वाश्रयं व्याप्य तिष्टति ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

yathā harirjagadyāpī tasya śaktistathā mune | dāhaśaktiryathāṃgāre svāśrayaṃ vyāpya tiṣṭati || 12 ||

Translation

Así como Hari (Viṣṇu) lo penetra todo en el universo, así también, oh sabio, Su Śakti lo penetra todo. Como el poder de quemar mora en el carbón encendido, impregnando su propio soporte, así esa Śakti permanece, colmando su mismo asiento.

Word by Word

• यथा: as/just as
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Comparison marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमार्थक-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• जगत्-व्यापी: all-pervading (pervading the world)
• जगत्-व्यापी: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + व्यापिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (जगत् व्याप्नोति इति)

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शक्तिः: power/energy
• शक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तथा: so/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Correlation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: तुल्यार्थक-अव्यय (correlative adverb)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• दाह-शक्तिः: the power of burning
• दाह-शक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाह (प्रातिपदिक) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (दाहस्य शक्ति)

• यथा: as/just as
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Comparison marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमार्थक-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• अङ्गारे: in a live coal/ember
• अङ्गारे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• स्व-आश्रयम्: its own support/substratum
• स्व-आश्रयम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (स्वस्य आश्रयः)

• व्याप्य: having pervaded
• व्याप्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Gerundial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-आप्/व्याप् (धातु; √आप्/व्याप् ‘to pervade’)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having pervaded’

• तिष्ठति: stands/remains
• तिष्ठति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु; √स्था)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It teaches the inseparability of Hari and His Śakti: the Lord pervades all, and His operative power pervades all as well—like heat inherent in fire—supporting a non-dual understanding that strengthens devotion and discernment.

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

By showing that God is not distant: Hari and His Śakti are present everywhere, so worship, remembrance, and service can be practiced in every place and circumstance as direct engagement with the all-pervading Lord.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily a tattva teaching rather than a technical Vedanga; it supports Vedantic reasoning (nyaya) through an illustrative analogy (dṛṣṭānta), useful for clear comprehension in scriptural study and teaching.