Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45

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

Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography

Devanagari script

एते द्वीपाः समुद्राश्च पूर्वस्मादुत्तशेत्तराः । ज्ञेया द्विगुणविस्तरा लोकालोकाञ्च पर्वतात् ॥ ४५ ॥

Transliteration

ete dvīpāḥ samudrāśca pūrvasmāduttaśettarāḥ | jñeyā dviguṇavistarā lokālokāñca parvatāt || 45 ||

Translation

இந்தத் தீவுகளும் கடல்களும் ஒவ்வொன்றும் முந்தையதைவிட மேல்மேல் பெரிதாகின்றன; இரட்டிப்பு பரப்புடையவை என அறியப்படுகின்றன, லோகாலோக மலை வரை விரிந்தவை.

Word by Word

• ete: these
• ete: Visheshana (Adjective)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (एतद्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• dvīpāḥ: islands
• dvīpāḥ: Karma (Object - Passive Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvīpa (द्वीप)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• samudrāḥ: oceans
• samudrāḥ: Karma (Object - Passive Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samudra (समुद्र)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (च)
• Form: Conjunction

• pūrvasmāt: than the previous one
• pūrvasmāt: Apadana (Ablative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrva (पूर्व)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• uttarottarāḥ: subsequent/higher and higher
• uttarottarāḥ: Visheshana (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttarottara (उत्तरोत्तर)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural (Text has typo 'uttaśettarāḥ')

• jñeyāḥ: should be known
• jñeyāḥ: Vidheya (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jñeya (ज्ञेय)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural (Gerundive)

• dviguṇavistarāḥ: having double the extent
• dviguṇavistarāḥ: Visheshana (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dviguṇavistara (द्विगुणविस्तर)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• lokālokāt: from the Lokaloka
• lokālokāt: Apadana (Ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lokāloka (लोकालोक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (च)
• Form: Conjunction

• parvatāt: mountain
• parvatāt: Samana-adhikarana (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (पर्वत)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Lokāloka (mountain)

FAQs

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

It presents the ordered, measurable structure of creation, reminding the listener that the cosmos operates under divine law and proportion, culminating at Lokāloka—the symbolic boundary between the known (illumined) world and the unknown (darkness).

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

Indirectly, it supports Bhakti by framing the universe as an intelligible, divinely arranged system; such contemplation (smaraṇa) of the Lord’s cosmic order nurtures reverence and steadiness of mind, which are favorable to devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

This verse aligns most with Purāṇic cosmography used alongside Jyotiṣa-style (astronomical/astrological) imagination of space and boundaries, emphasizing proportion (dviguṇa-vistāra) and systematic description rather than ritual procedure.