Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 81

Sṛṣṭi-varṇana, Bhārata-khaṇḍa-mahātmya, and Jagad-bhūgola

Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography

Devanagari script

वासुदेवात्मकं सर्वं जगत्स्थावरजङ्गमम् । आब्रह्मस्तम्बपर्यन्तं तस्मादन्यन्न विद्यते ॥ ८१ ॥

Transliteration

vāsudevātmakaṃ sarvaṃ jagatsthāvarajaṅgamam | ābrahmastambaparyantaṃ tasmādanyanna vidyate || 81 ||

Translation

Este universo inteiro—o que se move e o que não se move—é da própria natureza de Vāsudeva. De Brahmā até uma lâmina de relva, nada existe além Dele.

Word by Word

• वासुदेवात्मकम्: having Vasudeva as its essence
• वासुदेवात्मकम्: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वासुदेव + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of सर्वम्/जगत्)

• सर्वम्: all (everything)
• सर्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समष्टिवाचक (collective)

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; apposition to सर्वम्

• स्थावरजङ्गमम्: (consisting of) immobile and mobile beings
• स्थावरजङ्गमम्: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थावर + जङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative), विशेषण (of जगत्)

• आब्रह्मस्तम्बपर्यन्तम्: up to Brahma and down to a blade of grass
• आब्रह्मस्तम्बपर्यन्तम्: Deśa/Kāla-adhikaraṇa (देश/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (अव्यय) + ब्रह्मन् + स्तम्ब + पर्यन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् (indeclinable), सीमा/अवधि (limit)

• तस्मात्: from that/than that
• तस्मात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; अपादान (source)

• अन्यत्: anything else
• अन्यत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृपद (subject)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• विद्यते: exists/is found
• विद्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; भावे/अस्तित्वार्थ (exists)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vasudeva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It teaches a Vāsudeva-centered vision of reality: the entire cosmos, from the highest deity (Brahmā) to the smallest life-form, is pervaded by and dependent upon Vāsudeva—there is no separate, independent existence.

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

By affirming that all beings and things are Vāsudeva’s manifestation, it turns devotion into an all-inclusive practice—reverence, compassion, and worship become natural when one sees the Lord present everywhere.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A key Vyākaraṇa-style insight is the compound usage “स्थावर-जङ्गमम्” and the range-expression “आ…पर्यन्तम्,” showing how Sanskrit compacts philosophical totality (all categories of beings) into precise grammatical forms.