Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 42
Vāmana’s Advent, Aditi’s Hymn, Bali’s Gift, and the Mahatmya of Bhū-dāna
अन्तर्य्यामिञ्जगद्रूप सर्वज्ञा परमेश्वर । अज्ञातं किं तव श्रीश किं मामीहयसि प्रभो ॥ ४२ ॥
antaryyāmiñjagadrūpa sarvajñā parameśvara | ajñātaṃ kiṃ tava śrīśa kiṃ māmīhayasi prabho || 42 ||
హే అంతర్యామీ, జగద్రూపా, సర్వజ్ఞ పరమేశ్వరా! హే శ్రీశా! నీకు తెలియనిది ఏముంటుంది? హే ప్రభో, ఇక్కడ నన్నెందుకు పరీక్షించుచున్నావు?
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It affirms Viṣṇu as the Antaryāmin (indwelling Lord) and Sarvajña (omniscient), expressing the devotee’s humility: since God knows all, any “testing” is for the devotee’s purification and instruction.
Bhakti here is shown as intimate surrender—addressing the Lord personally (Śrīśa, Prabho), praising His cosmic immanence (jagadrūpa), and accepting divine dealings as spiritually meaningful rather than arbitrary.
A Vedāntic application of Vedic doctrine is implied: the Antaryāmin teaching (known from Upaniṣadic tradition) is used as a devotional lens, guiding practice toward inner remembrance and ethical self-correction.