Shloka 76

Kāruṇya-stotra Phalaśruti; Dream-Darśana of Vāsudeva; Manifestation and Pratiṣṭhā of Jagannātha, Balabhadra (Ananta), and Subhadrā

Devanagari script

अहमेव स्वयं ब्रह्मा अहं विष्णुः शिवो ह्यहम् । इद्रोऽहं देवराजश्च जगत्संयमनो यमः ॥ ७६ ॥

Transliteration

ahameva svayaṃ brahmā ahaṃ viṣṇuḥ śivo hyaham | idro'haṃ devarājaśca jagatsaṃyamano yamaḥ || 76 ||

Translation

われこそ自らブラフマー、われはヴィシュヌ、まことにわれはシヴァである。われは神々の王インドラであり、また世界を制し統べるヤマでもある。

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (1st person pronoun), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed/alone
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• स्वयम्: by myself; personally
• स्वयम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वार्थक-अव्यय (reflexive adverb)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Pratipādya/Viṣaya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Pratipādya/Viṣaya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Pratipādya/Viṣaya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतु/अवधारण-अव्यय (particle: indeed/for)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Pratipādya/Viṣaya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• देवराजः: king of the gods
• देवराजः: Pratipādya/Viṣaya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-राज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (देवानां राजा)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• जगत्संयमनः: controller of the world
• जगत्संयमनः: Pratipādya/Viṣaya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्-संयमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (जगतः संयमनः = controller of the world)

• यमः: Yama
• यमः: Pratipādya/Viṣaya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

A deity/self-revealing supreme principle speaking in first person (contextual speaker not specified in input; commonly presented as the Supreme Lord in Purāṇic discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Shiva
• Indra
• Yama

FAQs

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

It asserts the supremacy and all-pervasiveness of the highest divine reality: the same Lord is expressed as creator (Brahmā), preserver (Viṣṇu), dissolver (Śiva), cosmic ruler (Indra), and moral governor (Yama), pointing to unity behind many divine functions.

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

By identifying all divine authorities as one Lord, it encourages single-pointed devotion—worship of the Supreme (often understood as Viṣṇu/Nārāyaṇa in the Narada Purana) as the source of every deity and every cosmic function.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique (Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, Chandas, Nirukta, Jyotiṣa, Kalpa) is taught directly; the takeaway is theological integration—ritual and worship (Kalpa) are oriented to the one Supreme who empowers all deities.