Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 87
Śrāddha-prayoga: Niyama, Brāhmaṇa-parīkṣā, Kutapa-kāla, Tithi-nyāya, and Vaiṣṇava-phala
आधारभूतो विश्वस्य सर्वभूतात्मकोऽव्ययः । अनौपम्यस्वभावश्च भगवान्हव्यकव्यभुक् ॥ ८७ ॥
ādhārabhūto viśvasya sarvabhūtātmako'vyayaḥ | anaupamyasvabhāvaśca bhagavānhavyakavyabhuk || 87 ||
स एव विश्वस्य आधारभूतः, सर्वभूतान्तरात्मा अव्ययः। अनौपम्यस्वभावो भगवान् हव्यकव्यभुक्॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada about Vishnu’s supreme nature)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It establishes Bhagavan as both cosmic support (ādhāra) and the indwelling Self of every being, guiding the seeker to see the One Lord behind all existence and thus move toward devotion and liberation.
By calling the Lord ‘incomparable’ and the inner Self of all, it directs bhakti toward a single supreme refuge; worship becomes universal reverence—serving beings while remembering the same Lord within them.
It points to ritual categories central to śrauta–smārta practice: havya (deva-yajña offerings) and kavya (pitṛ-oblations/śrāddha), affirming that their ultimate receiver is Bhagavan.