Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
Sṛṣṭi-pralaya-kathana: Mahābhūta-guṇāḥ, Vṛkṣa-indriya-vādaḥ, Prāṇa-vāyu-vyavasthā
भृगुरुवाच । मानसस्येह या मूर्तिर्ब्रह्मत्वं समुपागता । तस्यासनविधानार्थं पृथिवी पद्ममुच्यते ॥ ३९ ॥
bhṛguruvāca | mānasasyeha yā mūrtirbrahmatvaṃ samupāgatā | tasyāsanavidhānārthaṃ pṛthivī padmamucyate || 39 ||
भृगु बोले—यहाँ जो मन से उत्पन्न हुई मूर्ति ब्रह्मत्व को प्राप्त हुई, उसके आसन की व्यवस्था के लिए पृथ्वी को ‘पद्म’ कहा जाता है।
Bhṛgu
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames a contemplative cosmology: the realized, mind-born form that reaches Brahmanhood is envisioned as being seated upon a cosmic lotus—identifying Earth itself as that lotus-seat, a symbol of ordered manifestation supporting transcendence.
While not explicitly naming bhakti, it supports devotional visualization (dhyāna) by giving sacred symbolism—seeing the world as a divine lotus-seat for the Supreme—an approach often used to steady devotion and reverence toward Brahman/Vishnu.
This verse is closer to dhyāna and cosmological symbolism than a specific Vedāṅga; practically, it informs ritual/meditative visualization (āsana-bhāvanā) where the lotus (padma) is used as a canonical seat-image in worship and contemplation.