Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30
Threefold Suffering, Twofold Knowledge, and the Definition of Bhagavān (Vāsudeva); Prelude to Keśidhvaja–Janaka Yoga
स ईश्वरो व्यष्टिसमष्टिरूपोऽव्यक्तस्वरूपः प्रकटस्वरूपः । सर्वेश्वरः सर्वनिसर्गवेत्ता समस्तशक्तिः परमेश्वराख्यः ॥ २९ ॥
sa īśvaro vyaṣṭisamaṣṭirūpo'vyaktasvarūpaḥ prakaṭasvarūpaḥ | sarveśvaraḥ sarvanisargavettā samastaśaktiḥ parameśvarākhyaḥ || 29 ||
वही ईश्वर व्यष्टि और समष्टि—दोनों रूपों वाला है; जिसका स्वरूप अव्यक्त भी है और प्रकट भी। वह सर्वेश्वर, समस्त सृष्टि-व्यवस्था का ज्ञाता, सर्वशक्तिमान—परमेश्वर नाम से प्रसिद्ध है।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It defines Parameśvara as simultaneously transcendent (unmanifest) and immanent (manifest), the one reality behind both the individual self and the cosmic totality—supporting a Moksha-Dharma vision where liberation comes from recognizing the Lord as all-pervading and all-powerful.
By affirming that the same Supreme Lord appears in manifest forms, it validates worship and devotion to the revealed, approachable form of God while remembering His unmanifest, limitless essence—Bhakti becomes a direct means to relate to the all-knowing, all-powerful Lord.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; it primarily conveys Vedāntic terminology (vyaṣṭi/samaṣṭi, manifest/unmanifest) that underpins correct theological understanding used when interpreting Vedic hymns and Purāṇic ritual devotion.