Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 54
Sṛṣṭi-pralaya-kathana: Mahābhūta-guṇāḥ, Vṛkṣa-indriya-vādaḥ, Prāṇa-vāyu-vyavasthā
तस्मिन्वाय्वम्बुसंघर्षे दीप्ततेजा महाबलः । प्रादुरासीदूर्ध्वशिखः कृत्वा निस्तिमिरं तमः ॥ ५४ ॥
tasminvāyvambusaṃgharṣe dīptatejā mahābalaḥ | prādurāsīdūrdhvaśikhaḥ kṛtvā nistimiraṃ tamaḥ || 54 ||
風と水とがぶつかり合うとき、赫々たる光を放つ大いなる力が顕れた。炎は上へと立ちのぼり、闇を曇りなきものとした。
Narada (narrating within the Moksha Dharma/creation-philosophy frame to the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It uses cosmological imagery to show how tejas (illumining spiritual power) manifests and dispels tamas (darkness), symbolizing inner awakening that removes ignorance.
Though not explicitly naming bhakti, the verse aligns with bhakti theology: divine or sattvic light arises and clears inner darkness—mirroring how devotion to Bhagavan brings clarity, purity, and liberation-oriented insight.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the takeaway is conceptual—tejas as the principle of illumination used in Vedic cosmology and contemplative interpretation.