Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3
Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa
The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala
अशेषतो जगत्कृत्स्नं हृल्लेखात्मकमुच्यते । तस्याश्चार्थस्तु कथितः सर्वतंत्रेषु गोपितः ॥ ३ ॥
aśeṣato jagatkṛtsnaṃ hṛllekhātmakamucyate | tasyāścārthastu kathitaḥ sarvataṃtreṣu gopitaḥ || 3 ||
സകല ജഗത്തും പൂർണ്ണമായി ‘ഹൃല്ലേഖാ’—അന്തര്ചേതനയിലെ അന്തർലിഖിതം—സ്വഭാവമുള്ളതെന്ന് പറയുന്നു; എങ്കിലും അതിന്റെ പരമാർത്ഥം ഉപദേശിച്ചിട്ടും എല്ലാ തന്ത്രങ്ങളിലും അത് ഗൂഢമായിത്തന്നെ നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It identifies the cosmos as an inner “script” (hṛllekhā) within consciousness and stresses that its deepest import is traditionally guarded—suggesting that realization requires inner discipline and qualified instruction, not merely reading texts.
While the verse is primarily jñāna/tantra-oriented, it supports bhakti indirectly: the universe is understood as pervaded by an inner principle, encouraging reverent contemplation and mantra-based remembrance that matures into devotion and surrender.
It points to the technical side of mantra-śāstra: meanings are encoded and ‘hidden’ across traditions, implying the need for precise śabda-knowledge (vyākaraṇa/phonetics) and disciplined transmission when working with mantras and Tantric interpretations.