Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 59

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

Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography

Devanagari script

अभेददर्शी देवेशे नारायणशिवात्मके । सर्वं यो ब्रह्मण नित्यमस्मदादिषु का कथा ॥ ५९ ॥

Transliteration

abhedadarśī deveśe nārāyaṇaśivātmake | sarvaṃ yo brahmaṇa nityamasmadādiṣu kā kathā || 59 ||

Translation

Yaong laging nakakakita ng walang pagkakaiba sa Panginoon ng mga deva—na may likas na anyong Nārāyaṇa at Śiva—at palaging minamasdan ang lahat bilang Brahman: ano pa ang saysay ng pag-uusap tungkol sa pagkakaiba sa mga nilalang na gaya natin?

Word by Word

• अभेददर्शी: seeing non-difference
• अभेददर्शी: विशेषण (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभेद-दर्शिन् (प्रातिपदिक; अभेद + दर्शिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• देवेशे: in the Lord of gods
• देवेशे: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-ईश (प्रातिपदिक; देव + ईश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• नारायणशिवात्मके: whose nature is Nārāyaṇa and Śiva
• नारायणशिवात्मके: विशेषण (Adjective to देवेशे)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नारायण-शिव-आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक; नारायण + शिव + आत्मक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; ‘आत्मक’ = ‘स्वरूपयुक्त’ (having the nature of)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया); एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक-सर्वनाम (Relative pronoun)

• ब्रह्मणा: by/through Brahman
• ब्रह्मणा: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/तृतीया); एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (Adverb)

• अस्मदादिषु: among us and others
• अस्मदादिषु: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्-आदि (प्रातिपदिक; अस्मद् + आदि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; बहुवचन; ‘आदि’ = ‘etc.’

• का: what
• का: विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम (Interrogative pronoun)

• कथा: talk/mention
• कथा: विधेय (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (addressing Narada in the teaching dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narayana
• Shiva
• Brahman

FAQs

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

It teaches abheda-darśana (non-difference): the highest vision sees Nārāyaṇa and Śiva as one Lord and recognizes the entire world as Brahman, dissolving sectarian and personal distinctions.

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

It supports mature bhakti by grounding devotion in unity—worship of Hari or Hara culminates in realizing the one divine essence, preventing rivalry and deepening single-pointed reverence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse is primarily philosophical rather than technical; its practical takeaway is interpretive (Mīmāṃsā/Vedānta-style): read divine names and forms as pointing to one Brahman, guiding how mantras and stotras are understood.