Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33

Mārkaṇḍeya-varṇanam

The Description of Mārkaṇḍeya

Devanagari script

अथ काले समायाते योगनिद्रा विमोचितः । सृष्टवान्ब्रह्मरूपेण जगदेतच्चराचरम् ॥ ३३ ॥

Transliteration

atha kāle samāyāte yoganidrā vimocitaḥ | sṛṣṭavānbrahmarūpeṇa jagadetaccarācaram || 33 ||

Translation

ครั้นเมื่อกาลอันกำหนดมาถึง พระองค์ทรงพ้นจากโยคนิทรา แล้วทรงรับรูปพระพรหม สร้างสรรพจักรวาลนี้ทั้งหมด ทั้งที่เคลื่อนไหวและไม่เคลื่อนไหว

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable (अव्यय), discourse particle (निपात) 'then/now'

• kāle: at the time
• kāle: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• samāyāte: when (it) had arrived
• samāyāte: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (या धातु) + sam-ā- (उपसर्ग) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त) used locatively with kāle; Masculine/Neuter Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन) agreeing with kāle

• yoga-nidrā: yogic sleep
• yoga-nidrā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + nidrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• vimocitaḥ: released/freed
• vimocitaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √muc (मुच् धातु) + vi- (उपसर्ग) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• sṛṣṭavān: created
• sṛṣṭavān: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sṛj (सृज् धातु) + ktavatu (कृत्)
• Form: Perfective active participle (क्तवतु), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• brahma-rūpeṇa: in the form of Brahmā
• brahma-rūpeṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• jagat: world
• jagat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• etat: this
• etat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• cara-acaram: moving and unmoving
• cara-acaram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cara (प्रातिपदिक) + acara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the creation narrative context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It frames creation as a deliberate, time-governed manifestation: the Supreme withdraws in yoganidrā and, at the destined moment, projects the cosmos through the creative agency symbolized by Brahmā.

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

By implying that the universe arises from the Lord’s will and power, it supports bhakti as surrender to the divine source behind all change—seeing all beings (moving and unmoving) as dependent on the Supreme.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse chiefly reflects cosmological doctrine rather than a specific Vedāṅga; indirectly it aligns with Jyotiṣa (Vedic time-reckoning) through the emphasis on creation occurring “when the time arrives.”