Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 21
Sṛṣṭi-pralaya-kathana: Mahābhūta-guṇāḥ, Vṛkṣa-indriya-vādaḥ, Prāṇa-vāyu-vyavasthā
अग्नीषोमौ च चंद्रार्कौ नयने तस्य विश्रुते । नभश्चोर्ध्वशिरस्तस्य क्षितिः पादौ भुजौ दिशः ॥ २१ ॥
agnīṣomau ca caṃdrārkau nayane tasya viśrute | nabhaścordhvaśirastasya kṣitiḥ pādau bhujau diśaḥ || 21 ||
त्या विख्यात विराट् पुरुषात अग्नी व सोम—म्हणजेच चंद्र व सूर्य—हे त्याचे दोन नेत्र आहेत। आकाश त्याचे उन्नत शिर, पृथ्वी त्याचे पाय, आणि दिशा त्याच्या भुजा आहेत॥२१॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches Virat-upasana: seeing the entire cosmos as the body of the Supreme, so the mind becomes unified, reverent, and fit for moksha-oriented contemplation.
By mapping Sun, Moon, sky, earth, and directions onto the Lord’s form, devotion becomes constant—every perception turns into remembrance and worship of the all-pervading Divine.
It implicitly supports Jyotisha and ritual symbolism: Sun/Moon (time, calendar, rites) and directions (dik in yajna-layout) are treated as sacred limbs of the cosmic deity, guiding dharmic practice.