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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37

Manvantaras and Indras; Sudharmā’s Liberation through Viṣṇu-Pradakṣiṇā; Supremacy of Hari-Bhakti

लेकेषु सर्वसर्गेषु सृष्टिरेकविधा स्मृता । कर्त्तारो बहवः संति तत्संख्यां वेत्ति कोविदः ॥ ३७ ॥

lekeṣu sarvasargeṣu sṛṣṭirekavidhā smṛtā | karttāro bahavaḥ saṃti tatsaṃkhyāṃ vetti kovidaḥ || 37 ||

എല്ലാ ലോകങ്ങളിലും എല്ലാ സൃഷ്ടിചക്രങ്ങളിലും സൃഷ്ടി ഒരേ സ്വഭാവമുള്ളതെന്നു സ്മരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു; എന്നാൽ കർത്താക്കൾ അനേകം—അവരുടെ എണ്ണം ഏതു പണ്ഡിതൻ അറിയും?

लोकेषुin the worlds
लोकेषु:
अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन
सर्व-सर्गेषुin all creations
सर्व-सर्गेषु:
अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘सर्वे सर्गाः’
सृष्टिःcreation
सृष्टिः:
कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन
एक-विधाof one kind
एक-विधा:
विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक) + विधा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘एका विधा यस्याः’
स्मृताis said/remembered
स्मृता:
विधेय (Predicate/विधेय)
TypeVerb
Rootस्मृ (धातु)
Formकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘is remembered/considered’
कर्त्तारःcreators/agents
कर्त्तारः:
कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootकर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन
बहवःmany
बहवः:
विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन
सन्तिare
सन्ति:
क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd/प्रथमपुरुष), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद
तत्-संख्याम्that number
तत्-संख्याम्:
कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + संख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘तस्य संख्या’
वेत्तिknows
वेत्ति:
क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd/प्रथमपुरुष), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
कोविदःa wise/learned person
कोविदः:
कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootकोविद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Narada

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

It emphasizes that while the outward agents of creation appear countless, the underlying principle of creation is one—pointing the seeker toward the single, unifying reality behind cosmic diversity.

By highlighting the one essential source behind many creators, it supports single-pointed devotion: the devotee looks beyond secondary agencies and worships the supreme foundation of all sarga.

No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly here; the verse is primarily a Purāṇic cosmological principle about sarga and the multiplicity of cosmic agents.