Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 110

Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā

Devanagari script

शिवार्कशक्तिदीधित्या समर्थीकृतचिद्दृशा । शिवशक्त्यादिभिः सार्द्धं पश्यत्यात्मगतावृतिः ॥ ११० ॥

Transliteration

śivārkaśaktidīdhityā samarthīkṛtaciddṛśā | śivaśaktyādibhiḥ sārddhaṃ paśyatyātmagatāvṛtiḥ || 110 ||

Translation

शिव—सूर्यासारख्या शक्तीच्या दीप्तीने चिद्दृष्टी समर्थ होऊन, तो शिव-शक्ती इत्यादींसह आत्म्यात शिरून तिला झाकणाऱ्या आवरणांना पाहतो.

Word by Word

• शिवार्कशक्तिदीधित्या: by the radiance of Shiva-sun power
• शिवार्कशक्तिदीधित्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + अर्क + शक्ति + दीधिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (शिव-अर्क-शक्तेः दीधितिः = radiance of Shiva-sun-power)

• समर्थीकृतचिद्दृशा: by (a vision) whose consciousness-sight is empowered
• समर्थीकृतचिद्दृशा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समर्थी-कृत (कृदन्त; कृ धातु, क्त) + चित् + दृश्/दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; तत्पुरुषः (समर्थीकृता चिद्दृक्/चिद्दृष्टिः येन/या)

• शिवशक्त्यादिभिः: with Shiva-shakti and others
• शिवशक्त्यादिभिः: Sahakarana (सहकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवशक्ति + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; ‘आदि’ समाहार/गणवाचक; करण (with Shiva-shakti and others)

• सार्द्धम्: together with
• सार्द्धम्: Sahartha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्द्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (adverb/preposition: ‘together with’)

• पश्यति: sees
• पश्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• आत्मगतावृतिः: the self-situated covering/veil
• आत्मगतावृतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् + गत + आवृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (आत्मनि गता आवृतिः = veil/covering situated in the self)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It describes liberation-oriented insight: when awareness is empowered by Śiva’s radiant power, one directly perceives the inner coverings (āvṛti) that obscure the Self, which is a key step toward removing ignorance.

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

Bhakti is implied as grace-filled empowerment: the seeker’s inner vision becomes capable through Śiva-Śakti’s radiance, suggesting that devotion and surrender to the divine power can mature into direct inner seeing of what blocks realization.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Rather than a ritual or grammar rule, the verse points to a technical inner discipline: cultivating cid-dṛṣṭi (consciousness-vision) to discern āvṛti (obscurations)—a contemplative method aligned with mokṣa-oriented instruction within the broader Vedāṅga/śāstra framework.