Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 18
Sṛṣṭi-pralaya-kathana: Mahābhūta-guṇāḥ, Vṛkṣa-indriya-vādaḥ, Prāṇa-vāyu-vyavasthā
तस्मात्पद्मात्समभवद्व्रह्मा वेदमयो विधिः । अहंकार इति ख्यातः सर्वभूतात्मभूतकृत् ॥ १८ ॥
tasmātpadmātsamabhavadvrahmā vedamayo vidhiḥ | ahaṃkāra iti khyātaḥ sarvabhūtātmabhūtakṛt || 18 ||
उस कमल से वेदमय विधाता ब्रह्मा प्रकट हुए। वे ‘अहंकार’ नाम से प्रसिद्ध हैं—समस्त प्राणियों के भीतर आत्मरूप होकर सबका सृजन करने वाले॥१८॥
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It links cosmology with inner psychology: the same creative principle that manifests the world is also the ‘I-sense’ (ahaṃkāra) that must be understood and transcended for moksha.
By identifying ahaṃkāra as the maker and the inner ‘I’, it implies that surrendering ego-centered agency and recognizing the indwelling Self supports Vishnu-bhakti through humility and self-offering.
The verse emphasizes ‘Veda-maya’—that creation and right order (vidhi) are grounded in Vedic revelation, a foundation for disciplines like Vyākaraṇa (precise meaning) and Kalpa (ritual order), even though no single Vedanga is named explicitly.