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Shloka 12

एकान्तिधर्म-प्रश्नः (Inquiry into Ekāntin Dharma) / The Origin and Practice of Single-Pointed Nārāyaṇa-Centered Discipline

Devanagari script

देवं भक्त्या विश्वोत्पन्नं यस्मात्‌ सर्वे लोका: सम्प्रसूता: । वेदा धर्मा मुनयः शान्ता देवा: सर्वे तस्य निसर्ग:

Transliteration

nārada uvāca | devaṁ bhaktyā viśvotpannaṁ yasmāt sarve lokāḥ samprasūtāḥ | vedā dharmā munayaḥ śāntā devāḥ sarve tasya nisargaḥ |

Translation

Nārada disse: Com devoção, os habitantes de Śvetadvīpa guardam no coração aquele Deus de quem o universo surgiu e de quem todos os mundos se derramaram. Os Vedas, o Dharma, os sábios de natureza serena e todos os deuses não passam de emanações suas.

Word by Word

देवम्the God (as object of contemplation/holding)

भक्त्याwith devotion

विश्वोत्पन्नम्from whom the universe has arisen / source of the universe

यस्मात्from whom

सर्वेall

लोकाःworlds/realms

सम्प्रसूताःhave been brought forth/produced

वेदाःthe Vedas

धर्माःdharmas / laws / duties

मुनयःsages

शान्ताःpeaceful/calm

देवाःgods

सर्वेall

तस्यof him/of that (God)

निसर्गःcreation/natural emanation

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Deva (Supreme Lord)

Śvetadvīpa (White Island)

Vedas

Dharma

Munis (sages)

Devas (gods)

Lokas (worlds/realms)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The supreme God is the source from whom the universe, all worlds, the Vedas, Dharma, sages, and gods arise; true devotion is internalized—holding that Lord in one’s heart—aligning one’s life with the cosmic-ethical order (dharma) that proceeds from Him.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada describes the devotion of the residents of Śvetadvīpa: they contemplate and cherish within their hearts the all-originating Lord, emphasizing His supremacy and the idea that even revered authorities like the Vedas and the gods are His manifestations.