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Shloka 12

एकान्तिधर्म-प्रश्नः (Inquiry into Ekāntin Dharma) / The Origin and Practice of Single-Pointed Nārāyaṇa-Centered Discipline

Devanagari script

देवं भक्त्या विश्वोत्पन्नं यस्मात्‌ सर्वे लोका: सम्प्रसूता: । वेदा धर्मा मुनयः शान्ता देवा: सर्वे तस्य निसर्ग:

Transliteration

nārada uvāca | devaṁ bhaktyā viśvotpannaṁ yasmāt sarve lokāḥ samprasūtāḥ | vedā dharmā munayaḥ śāntā devāḥ sarve tasya nisargaḥ |

Translation

Nārada dit : Avec dévotion, les habitants de Śvetadvīpa portent dans leur cœur ce Dieu dont l’univers est né et dont tous les mondes ont jailli. Les Veda, le Dharma, les sages au naturel paisible et tous les dieux ne sont que des émanations de Lui.

Word by Word

देवम्the God (as object of contemplation/holding)

भक्त्याwith devotion

विश्वोत्पन्नम्from whom the universe has arisen / source of the universe

यस्मात्from whom

सर्वेall

लोकाःworlds/realms

सम्प्रसूताःhave been brought forth/produced

वेदाःthe Vedas

धर्माःdharmas / laws / duties

मुनयःsages

शान्ताःpeaceful/calm

देवाःgods

सर्वेall

तस्यof him/of that (God)

निसर्गःcreation/natural emanation

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Deva (Supreme Lord)

Śvetadvīpa (White Island)

Vedas

Dharma

Munis (sages)

Devas (gods)

Lokas (worlds/realms)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The supreme God is the source from whom the universe, all worlds, the Vedas, Dharma, sages, and gods arise; true devotion is internalized—holding that Lord in one’s heart—aligning one’s life with the cosmic-ethical order (dharma) that proceeds from Him.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada describes the devotion of the residents of Śvetadvīpa: they contemplate and cherish within their hearts the all-originating Lord, emphasizing His supremacy and the idea that even revered authorities like the Vedas and the gods are His manifestations.