Shloka 23
Brahmā’s Creation: The Kumāras, Rudra, the Prajāpatis, and the Manifestation of Vedic Sound
उत्सङ्गान्नारदो जज्ञे दक्षोऽङ्गुष्ठात्स्वयम्भुव: । प्राणाद्वसिष्ठ: सञ्जातो भृगुस्त्वचि करात्क्रतु: ॥ २३ ॥
utsaṅgān nārado jajñe dakṣo ’ṅguṣṭhāt svayambhuvaḥ prāṇād vasiṣṭhaḥ sañjāto bhṛgus tvaci karāt kratuḥ
ନାରଦ ବ୍ରହ୍ମାଙ୍କ ଉତ୍ସଙ୍ଗ (ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ଅଙ୍ଗ) ଠାରୁ ଜନ୍ମିଲେ; ସ୍ୱୟମ୍ଭୂ ବ୍ରହ୍ମାଙ୍କ ଅଙ୍ଗୁଷ୍ଠ ଠାରୁ ଦକ୍ଷ, ପ୍ରାଣ ଠାରୁ ବସିଷ୍ଠ, ତ୍ୱଚା ଠାରୁ ଭୃଗୁ ଏବଂ କର (ହାତ) ଠାରୁ କ୍ରତୁ ପ୍ରକଟ ହେଲେ।
Nārada was born from the best deliberation of Brahmā because Nārada was able to deliver the Supreme Lord to anyone he liked. The Supreme Personality of Godhead cannot be realized by any amount of Vedic knowledge or by any number of penances. But a pure devotee of the Lord like Nārada can deliver the Supreme Lord by his good will. The very name Nārada suggests that he can deliver the Supreme Lord. Nāra means the “Supreme Lord,” and da means “one who can deliver.” That he can deliver the Supreme Lord does not mean that the Lord is like a commodity that can be delivered to any person. But Nārada can deliver to anyone the transcendental loving service of the Lord as a servitor, friend, parent or lover, as one may desire out of one’s own transcendental love for the Lord. In other words, it is Nārada only who can deliver the path of bhakti-yoga, the highest mystic means for attainment of the Supreme Lord.
FAQs
This verse states that Nārada was born from the lap of Svayambhū (Lord Brahmā) during Brahmā’s secondary creation of sages and progenitors.
He is narrating Brahmā’s secondary creation, showing how specific Prajāpatis and ṛṣis manifest from distinct aspects of Brahmā, indicating their cosmic functions and roles in populating and guiding the universe.
It encourages reverence for saintly teachers and Vedic lineages, reminding a seeker that wisdom and dharma flow through authorized sources (ṛṣis and paramparā), not merely personal speculation.