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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 36

Vāmana’s Advent, Aditi’s Hymn, Bali’s Gift, and the Mahatmya of Bhū-dāna

त्वमिन्द्रः पवनः सोमस्त्वमीशानस्त्वमन्तकः । त्वमग्निर्निर्ऋतिश्चैव वरुणस्त्वं दिवाकरः ॥ ३६ ॥

tvamindraḥ pavanaḥ somastvamīśānastvamantakaḥ | tvamagnirnirṛtiścaiva varuṇastvaṃ divākaraḥ || 36 ||

ព្រះអង្គគឺឥន្ទ្រៈ គឺខ្យល់ គឺសោមៈ; ព្រះអង្គគឺឦសានៈ ហើយគឺអន្តកៈ (មរណៈ)។ ព្រះអង្គគឺអគ្គិ និងនិរឋតិ; ព្រះអង្គគឺវរុណៈ ហើយគឺព្រះអាទិត្យ (ទិវាករ)។

त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम (Pronoun), एकवचन (Singular), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
समानााधिकरण/विशेष्य-सम्बन्ध (Apposition to subject)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative)
पवनःwind
पवनः:
समानााधिकरण (Apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootपवन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा
सोमःSoma
सोमः:
समानााधिकरण (Apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, एकवचन, प्रथमा
ईशानःĪśāna (the Lord)
ईशानः:
समानााधिकरण (Apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, एकवचन, प्रथमा
अन्तकःAntaka (Death)
अन्तकः:
समानााधिकरण (Apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, एकवचन, प्रथमा
अग्निःAgni (fire)
अग्निः:
समानााधिकरण (Apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा
निर्ऋतिःNirṛti
निर्ऋतिः:
समानााधिकरण (Apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootनिर्ऋति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), एकवचन, प्रथमा
and
:
समुच्चय (Coordinator)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (Conjunction)
एवindeed
एव:
अवधारण (Emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअवधारण-अव्यय (Emphatic particle)
वरुणःVaruṇa
वरुणः:
समानााधिकरण (Apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, एकवचन, प्रथमा
दिवाकरःSun (maker of day)
दिवाकरः:
समानााधिकरण (Apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootदिवा + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Genitive Tatpurusha): दिवायाः करः = दिवाकरः

A devotee-sage offering stuti within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame (praise directed to Vishnu/Narayana as the all-pervading Self).

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

I
Indra
P
Pavana (Vayu)
S
Soma
I
Ishana
A
Antaka
A
Agni
N
Nirrti
V
Varuna
D
Divakara (Surya)
V
Vishnu (implied as the praised Supreme)

FAQs

It teaches sarvadevatātmabhāva—seeing the one Supreme (Nārāyaṇa/Vishnu) as the inner reality of all divine functions: rulership (Indra), life-force (Vāyu), nourishment/nectar (Soma), dissolution (Antaka), transformation (Agni), restraint/order (Varuṇa), and illumination (Sūrya).

Bhakti here is practiced by unified vision: instead of worshipping fragmented powers separately, the devotee offers all praise to the one Lord who appears as every devatā and every cosmic role—making devotion single-pointed (ekānta-bhakti) and spiritually integrating daily experience.

It aligns with Jyotiṣa and Dik-devatā concepts (e.g., Nirṛti as the southwest guardian) and the Vedic devatā framework used in mantra and ritual mapping—helping a practitioner understand how cosmic functions referenced in rites ultimately point to one supreme presiding Reality.