Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 186
Vāmana’s Advent, Aditi’s Hymn, Bali’s Gift, and the Mahatmya of Bhū-dāna
विश्वतश्चक्षुषे तुभ्यं विश्वतो बाहवे नमः । विश्वतः शिरसे चैव विश्वतो गतये नमः ॥ ८६ ॥
viśvataścakṣuṣe tubhyaṃ viśvato bāhave namaḥ | viśvataḥ śirase caiva viśvato gataye namaḥ || 86 ||
ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระองค์ผู้มีดวงเนตรอยู่ทั่วทุกทิศ; ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระองค์ผู้มีพระกรแผ่ไปทั่วทุกทิศ. ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระองค์ผู้มีพระเศียรอยู่ทั่วทุกทิศ; และขอนอบน้อมแด่พระองค์ผู้มีพระดำเนินแผ่ซ่านทั่วทุกทิศ.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It affirms Vishnu’s viśvavyāpti (all-pervasiveness): the Divine is not confined to one form or place, but is present as the seeing, acting, and directing principle throughout the cosmos.
By saluting Vishnu in every direction and function (seeing, acting, moving), the devotee trains the mind to remember God everywhere—turning ordinary perception into continuous smaraṇa (remembrance) and worship.
Primarily mantra-śāstra usage: the verse is a stuti framed in repeated “namaḥ,” illustrating devotional recitation (japa/pāṭha) and the disciplined application of meaningful epithets—more aligned with chandas/mantra-prayoga than technical Jyotiṣa or Vyākaraṇa instruction.