Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3
Sṛṣṭi-varṇana, Bhārata-khaṇḍa-mahātmya, and Jagad-bhūgola
Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography
आदिसर्गे महाविष्णुः स्वप्रकाशो जगन्मयः । गुणभेदमधिष्ठाय मूर्त्तित्रिकमवासृजत् ॥ ३ ॥
ādisarge mahāviṣṇuḥ svaprakāśo jaganmayaḥ | guṇabhedamadhiṣṭhāya mūrttitrikamavāsṛjat || 3 ||
സൃഷ്ടിയുടെ ആദിയിൽ സ്വപ്രകാശനും ജഗന്മയനും ആയ മഹാവിഷ്ണു ഗുണഭേദങ്ങളെ അധിഷ്ഠാനമാക്കി ദിവ്യ മൂർത്തിത്രയം പ്രസ്ഫുടമാക്കി।
Suta (narrating the Purāṇic teaching, within the Narada Purana’s instruction framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents Mahāviṣṇu as the self-effulgent source who, while remaining transcendent, governs the guṇas and manifests the cosmic administration through a triad of forms—showing unity behind apparent plurality.
By identifying the ultimate origin as Mahāviṣṇu, it directs devotion to the supreme cause beyond the guṇas, while also validating worship of divine forms as manifestations rooted in that one reality.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; it provides the cosmological premise (guṇa-based manifestation) that later supports dharma, ritual orientation, and Purāṇic theology.