Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1
Bhuvaneśī (Nidrā-Śakti) Mantra-vidhi, Nyāsa–Āvaraṇa Worship, Padma-homa Prayogas, and the Opening of Śrī-Mahālakṣmī Upāsanā
सनत्कुमार उवाच । कलिकल्पांतरे ब्रह्मन् ब्रह्मणोऽव्यक्तजन्मनः । लोकपद्मे तपस्थस्य सृष्ट्यर्थं संबभूवतुः ॥ १ ॥
sanatkumāra uvāca | kalikalpāṃtare brahman brahmaṇo'vyaktajanmanaḥ | lokapadme tapasthasya sṛṣṭyarthaṃ saṃbabhūvatuḥ || 1 ||
สนัตกุมารกล่าวว่า—ดูก่อนพราหมณ์! ในวาระหนึ่งแห่งกาลิกัลป์ เมื่อพรหมาผู้มีปฐมกำเนิดอันไม่ปรากฏ ทรงบำเพ็ญตบะบนปัทมะแห่งโลก เพื่อการสร้างสรรค์แล้ว “สองนั้น” จึงอุบัติขึ้น ॥ ๑ ॥
Sanatkumara
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames creation as arising from Brahmā’s tapas and from an unmanifest source, highlighting that manifested worlds proceed from disciplined spiritual potency and subtle (avyakta) causality.
While not directly teaching bhakti, it establishes the Purāṇic worldview in which devotion later functions: creation itself is ordered by divine principle, and spiritual practice (tapas) is presented as efficacious within that order.
The verse primarily gives kalpa/cosmology (time-cycle context) rather than a specific Vedāṅga rule; it supports later technical discussions by situating them within a structured kalpa framework.