Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2
The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor
Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma
नाथा नव प्रकाशाद्याः सुभगांताः प्रकीर्तिताः । भूम्यादीनिशिवांतानि विद्धि तत्त्वानि नारद ॥ २ ॥
nāthā nava prakāśādyāḥ subhagāṃtāḥ prakīrtitāḥ | bhūmyādīniśivāṃtāni viddhi tattvāni nārada || 2 ||
പ്രകാശത്തിൽ ആരംഭിച്ച് സുഭഗയിൽ അവസാനിക്കുന്ന ഒൻപതു നാഥന്മാർ പ്രസിദ്ധീകരിക്കപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു. ഹേ നാരദാ! ഭൂമി മുതലായവ മുതൽ ശിവൻ വരെ ഉള്ള തത്ത്വങ്ങളെ അറിക।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Vedanga/technical-tattva context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames reality as a graded set of tattvas—from the gross element Earth up to the supreme principle identified here with Śiva—showing a disciplined, list-based approach to metaphysical knowledge typical of the text’s technical (Book 1.3) style.
Although primarily metaphysical, it supports bhakti by establishing a hierarchy of principles culminating in Śiva; devotion becomes clearer when the seeker understands the levels of manifestation and the ultimate divine principle being worshiped.
The verse reflects the Vedanga-style method of systematic enumeration and precise categorization—useful for śāstric study and teaching—rather than a ritual rule; it models how technical doctrines are memorized and transmitted through ordered lists.