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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 118

Vāmana’s Advent, Aditi’s Hymn, Bali’s Gift, and the Mahatmya of Bhū-dāna

अहं तु सर्वभूतानामन्तर्यामीति भावय । मयि सर्वमिदं दैत्य किमन्यैः साध्यते वद ॥ १८ ॥

ahaṃ tu sarvabhūtānāmantaryāmīti bhāvaya | mayi sarvamidaṃ daitya kimanyaiḥ sādhyate vada || 18 ||

Médite ainsi : «Je suis l’Antaryāmin, le Gouverneur intérieur en tous les êtres». Ô Daitya, puisque tout ceci repose en Moi, dis-moi : que peut-on accomplir par autre chose ?

ahamI
aham:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
tuindeed/but
tu:
Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle; contrast/emphasis)
sarva-bhūtānāmof all beings
sarva-bhūtānām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (sarvāṇi bhūtāni)
antaryāmīthe inner ruler
antaryāmī:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootantar-yāmin (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (antar + yāmin = inner controller)
itithus
iti:
Vākyārtha-dyotaka (वाक्यार्थ-द्योतक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
Formइति-निपात (quotative particle)
bhāvayacontemplate/realize
bhāvaya:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√bhū (धातु)
Formणिच्-प्रयोग (causative) + लोट्-लकार (imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
mayiin me
mayi:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (locative), एकवचन
sarvamall (of it)
sarvam:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
idamthis
idam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (demonstrative)
daityaO Daitya
daitya:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootdaitya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (vocative), एकवचन
kimwhat
kim:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक
anyaiḥby others (means)
anyaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootanya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
sādhyateis accomplished
sādhyate:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√sādh (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)
vadatell
vada:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vad (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार (imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada; addressing a Daitya in the cited line)

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)

A
Antaryamin

FAQs

It directs the seeker to meditate on the Lord as the Antaryāmin—the indwelling ruler of all beings—implying that realizing this inner presence leads to completeness and freedom from dependence on external supports.

Bhakti here is interiorized: devotion matures into constant remembrance that the Lord abides within everyone, making worship continuous and non-sectarian—seeing all as resting in Him.

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is contemplative discipline (bhāvana)—a Vedāntic method of internalizing scriptural meaning through sustained meditation.