Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8
The Greatness of Viṣṇu
Uttaṅka’s Hymn, Hari’s Manifestation, and the Boon of Bhakti
यः स्थूलसूक्ष्मादिविशेषभेदैर्जगद्यथावत्स्वकृतं प्रविष्टः । त्वमेव तत्सर्वमनन्तसारं त्वत्तः परं नास्ति यतः परात्मन् ॥ ८ ॥
yaḥ sthūlasūkṣmādiviśeṣabhedairjagadyathāvatsvakṛtaṃ praviṣṭaḥ | tvameva tatsarvamanantasāraṃ tvattaḥ paraṃ nāsti yataḥ parātman || 8 ||
Tú eres Aquel que, habiendo creado este universo, entraste en él tal como es, distinguido por diferencias como lo burdo y lo sutil y otras particularidades. Tú solo eres todo esto, de esencia infinita; más allá de Ti no hay nada, oh Ser Supremo.
Narada (addressing the Supreme Self, Vishnu/Narayana)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It affirms Vishnu as the Supreme Self who both creates the cosmos and pervades it as its inner reality—gross, subtle, and all distinctions—so liberation comes from recognizing and surrendering to Him as the all.
Bhakti is strengthened by the conviction that the Lord is not distant: He is present within the entire world and within the devotee; since nothing is beyond Him, devotion becomes single-pointed (ananya-bhakti) toward Narayana alone.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this verse; its practical takeaway is Vedantic discernment of the gross (sthūla) and subtle (sūkṣma) levels of experience, used to contemplate the Lord’s all-pervading presence.