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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32

योगस्वरूप-धारणा-समाधि-वर्णनम् (केशिध्वजोपदेशः)

हिरण्यगर्भो भगवान्वासवोऽथ प्रजापतिः । मरुतो वसवो रुद्रा भास्करास्तारका ग्रहाः ॥ ३२ ॥

hiraṇyagarbho bhagavānvāsavo'tha prajāpatiḥ | maruto vasavo rudrā bhāskarāstārakā grahāḥ || 32 ||

Le Bienheureux Hiraṇyagarbha (Brahmā), puis Vāsava (Indra) et Prajāpati ; les Maruts, les Vasus, les Rudras ; les soleils, les étoiles et les planètes — tout cela compose l’ordre cosmique divin.

हिरण्यगर्भःHiraṇyagarbha
हिरण्यगर्भः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootहिरण्य-गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: 'golden (हिरण्य) womb/embryo (गर्भ)'
भगवान्the Blessed Lord
भगवान्:
Karta (कर्ता/Apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootभगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
वासवःVāsava (Indra)
वासवः:
Karta (कर्ता/Apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootवासव (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
अथthen, and
अथ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
FormParticle (अव्यय), sequential 'then/and also'
प्रजापतिःPrajāpati
प्रजापतिः:
Karta (कर्ता/Apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा-पति (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: 'lord (पति) of creatures (प्रजा)'
मरुतःthe Maruts
मरुतः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)
वसवःthe Vasus
वसवः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)
रुद्राःthe Rudras
रुद्राः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootरुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)
भास्कराःthe suns (luminaries)
भास्कराः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootभास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)
तारकाःthe stars
तारकाः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootतारका (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)
ग्रहाःthe planets
ग्रहाः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

Sage Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma section)

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

H
Hiranyagarbha (Brahma)
V
Vasava (Indra)
P
Prajapati
M
Maruts
V
Vasus
R
Rudras
B
Bhaskaras (Suns)
T
Tarakas (Stars)
G
Grahas (Planets)

FAQs

It places major creator-and-governor deities and the celestial luminaries (sun, stars, planets) into a single ordered vision of the cosmos, pointing to a structured universe where all powers function within a higher divine arrangement relevant to Moksha-Dharma contemplation.

By enumerating revered cosmic powers as part of an overarching order, the verse implicitly redirects devotion from many separate powers toward the recognition of a unified divine governance—supporting mature bhakti that honors devatās while seeking the highest refuge beyond them.

The mention of grahas (planets) and tārakās (stars) aligns with Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology/astronomy), indicating that celestial bodies are significant for understanding time, order, and karmic indications within the Purāṇic worldview.