Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26
Sṛṣṭi-varṇana, Bhārata-khaṇḍa-mahātmya, and Jagad-bhūgola
Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography
अन्तर्यामी जगद्यापी सर्वसाक्षी निरञ्जनः । भिन्नाभिन्नस्वरुपेण स्थितो वै परमेश्वरः ॥ २६ ॥
antaryāmī jagadyāpī sarvasākṣī nirañjanaḥ | bhinnābhinnasvarupeṇa sthito vai parameśvaraḥ || 26 ||
परमेश्वर अन्तर्यामी, जगत् में व्याप्त, सबका साक्षी और निरञ्जन है; वह भिन्न और अभिन्न—दोनों स्वरूपों में स्थित रहता है।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a guru-disciple dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It defines Parameśvara as the indwelling Antaryāmī and the impartial witness, establishing that liberation arises from recognizing the Lord’s pure, all-pervading presence within and beyond the world.
Bhakti is strengthened by seeing the Lord everywhere (jagadyāpī) and within the heart (antaryāmī); devotion becomes steady when one remembers Him as the ever-present, stainless witness rather than a distant deity.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; it is primarily a metaphysical teaching used to ground practice—recitation, worship, and vows become meaningful when aligned with the Antaryāmī-witness understanding.