Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11
Sṛṣṭi-varṇana, Bhārata-khaṇḍa-mahātmya, and Jagad-bhūgola
Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography
उपाधिभिर्यथाकाशो भिन्नत्वेन प्रतीयते । अविद्योपाधियोगेनतथेदमखिलं जगत् ॥ ११ ॥
upādhibhiryathākāśo bhinnatvena pratīyate | avidyopādhiyogenatathedamakhilaṃ jagat || 11 ||
De même que l’espace paraît divisé à cause des upādhis limitants, ainsi cet univers tout entier paraît différencié par son association avec l’upādhi de l’ignorance (avidyā).
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It teaches that perceived multiplicity is an appearance caused by avidyā (ignorance), like space seeming divided by containers—pointing the seeker toward liberation through removing ignorance rather than “fixing” the Absolute.
By showing the world’s divisions as ignorance-born, it supports bhakti as a purifying discipline: devotion to Vishnu steadies the mind, reduces egoic separations, and prepares one for direct insight into unity.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is viveka (discernment) in understanding how perception is conditioned—useful for correct scriptural interpretation (linked to Vyākaraṇa/Mīmāṃsā-style clarity).