Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 192
Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa
The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala
भूतं भवद्भविष्यं च यदन्यन्मनसि स्थितम् । जन्मांतराण्यतीतानि सर्वं सा पूजिता वदेत् ॥ १९२ ॥
bhūtaṃ bhavadbhaviṣyaṃ ca yadanyanmanasi sthitam | janmāṃtarāṇyatītāni sarvaṃ sā pūjitā vadet || 192 ||
Le passé, le présent et l’avenir, et tout ce qui demeure dans l’esprit, ainsi que les naissances des vies antérieures : lorsqu’Elle est honorée comme il se doit, Elle révèle tout.
Narada (teaching within a Vedanga/occult-knowledge context, describing a devatā/śakti that grants revelation)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It frames higher knowledge as a fruit of disciplined upāsanā: when the presiding śakti is properly honored, she grants insight into time (past–present–future), the hidden movements of the mind, and even impressions from previous births—showing that revelation is tied to purity, worship, and divine grace rather than mere speculation.
Bhakti appears here as reverent worship (pūjā/upāsanā) that invites divine disclosure. The verse emphasizes that knowledge is ‘given’ by the worshipped power—highlighting surrender and sustained devotion as the means by which subtle truths become known.
It aligns with daiva-jñāna applications associated with Vedāṅga-oriented technical traditions—especially Jyotiṣa (time and prediction) and mantra-prayoga (ritualized invocation). The takeaway is that predictive/diagnostic insight is presented as dependent on correct worship and mantra discipline, not just calculation.