Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37
Manvantaras and Indras; Sudharmā’s Liberation through Viṣṇu-Pradakṣiṇā; Supremacy of Hari-Bhakti
लेकेषु सर्वसर्गेषु सृष्टिरेकविधा स्मृता । कर्त्तारो बहवः संति तत्संख्यां वेत्ति कोविदः ॥ ३७ ॥
lekeṣu sarvasargeṣu sṛṣṭirekavidhā smṛtā | karttāro bahavaḥ saṃti tatsaṃkhyāṃ vetti kovidaḥ || 37 ||
Dans tous les mondes et à chaque cycle de création, la création est tenue en mémoire comme d’une seule essence. Pourtant, les agents qui l’accomplissent sont nombreux : qui donc en connaît le nombre entier ?
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It emphasizes that while the outward agents of creation appear countless, the underlying principle of creation is one—pointing the seeker toward the single, unifying reality behind cosmic diversity.
By highlighting the one essential source behind many creators, it supports single-pointed devotion: the devotee looks beyond secondary agencies and worships the supreme foundation of all sarga.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly here; the verse is primarily a Purāṇic cosmological principle about sarga and the multiplicity of cosmic agents.