Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35

Sṛṣṭi-varṇana, Bhārata-khaṇḍa-mahātmya, and Jagad-bhūgola

Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography

Devanagari script

तमप्यसाधकं मत्वा देवसर्गं सनातनात् । ततोवैमानुषं सर्गं कल्पयामास पव्मजः ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

tamapyasādhakaṃ matvā devasargaṃ sanātanāt | tatovaimānuṣaṃ sargaṃ kalpayāmāsa pavmajaḥ || 35 ||

Translation

その古来の神々の創造さえ目的に足らぬと見て、蓮華生（梵天）は次に人間の創造を構想し、形づくり始めた。

Word by Word

• तम्: that (creation)
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle)

• असाधकम्: ineffective/not accomplishing (creation)
• असाधकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असाधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• मत्वा: having considered
• मत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• देव-सर्गम्: the creation of gods
• देव-सर्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: देवानां सर्गः

• सनातनात्: from the eternal (order/source)
• सनातनात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादान (source)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla/Anantarya (काल/अनन्तर्य)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• मानुषम्: human
• मानुषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• सर्गम्: creation
• सर्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• कल्पयामास: fashioned/arranged
• कल्पयामास: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कल्पय् (धातु, √कॢप् causative)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पद्मजः: the lotus-born (Brahmā)
• पद्मजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः: पद्मात् जातः

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Purana lineage/creation account)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It highlights a key Purāṇic idea: human birth is intentionally manifested as a field for purposeful action (dharma and spiritual striving), when prior creations are deemed inadequate for fulfilling the cosmic aim.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By implying that the human realm is specially arranged for sādhana, it supports the broader Purāṇic teaching that bhakti—practiced through conscious choice, worship, and discipline—is particularly accessible and meaningful in human life.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga is taught in this verse; it functions as cosmological framing (sarga-krama) that later supports applied disciplines like ritual (kalpa) and dharma-oriented conduct in the human sphere.