Shloka 66

Description of the Origin of the Cosmic Egg (Brahmāṇḍa) and the Ocean as King of Tīrthas

Devanagari script

चतुर्दशभिरेभिस्तु लोकैर्ब्रह्मांडमीरितम् । तस्मिन्ससर्ज भूतानि स्थावराणि चराणि च ॥ ६६ ॥

Transliteration

caturdaśabhirebhistu lokairbrahmāṃḍamīritam | tasminsasarja bhūtāni sthāvarāṇi carāṇi ca || 66 ||

Translation

ഈ പതിനാലു ലോകങ്ങളാൽ യുക്തമായതിനെ ബ്രഹ്മാണ്ഡം എന്നു പറയുന്നു. അതിനുള്ളിൽ (സൃഷ്ടികർത്താവ്) സ്ഥാവരവും ചരവും—ഇരുവിധ ജീവജാലങ്ങളെയും സൃഷ്ടിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• चतुर्दशभिः: by fourteen
• चतुर्दशभिः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दश (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (Dvigu numeral compound: ‘fourteen’), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural) (लोकैः इति सह)

• एभिः: by these
• एभिः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तु: indeed / but
• तु: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• लोकैः: by worlds
• लोकैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ब्रह्म-अण्डम्: the Brahmā-egg (cosmic egg)
• ब्रह्म-अण्डम्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + अण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpuruṣa; ‘Brahmā’s egg/cosmic egg’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ईरितम्: is said/declared
• ईरितम्: विधेय (Predicative participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईरित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √ईर्/ईरय्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); ब्रह्म-अण्डम् इत्यस्य विधेयम्

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• ससर्ज: created
• ससर्ज: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: सम् (sam-)

• भूतानि: beings
• भूतानि: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √भू)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• स्थावराणि: immobile
• स्थावराणि: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थावर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); भूतानि इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• चराणि: mobile
• चराणि: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); भूतानि इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

Speaker

Narada (narrating within the Uttara-Bhaga discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Brahmanda
• Loka

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It frames all life—immovable and movable—within a divinely ordered cosmos (the Brahmāṇḍa of fourteen lokas), encouraging reverence for creation as part of a sacred hierarchy.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By presenting the universe as intentionally structured and populated, it supports Bhakti as gratitude and surrender to the divine source behind creation, seeing all beings as residing within a purposeful cosmic order.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse aligns with Jyotiṣa-oriented cosmological mapping (loka-hierarchy and cosmic structure), a conceptual foundation often used in calendrical and ritual context, though no specific ritual procedure is stated here.