Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 83
Sṛṣṭi-varṇana, Bhārata-khaṇḍa-mahātmya, and Jagad-bhūgola
Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography
यस्मात्परं नापरमस्ति किंचिद्यस्मादणीयान्नतथा महीयान् । व्यात्पं हि तेनेदमिदं विचित्रं तं देवदेवं प्रणमेत्समीङ्यम् ॥ ८३ ॥
yasmātparaṃ nāparamasti kiṃcidyasmādaṇīyānnatathā mahīyān | vyātpaṃ hi tenedamidaṃ vicitraṃ taṃ devadevaṃ praṇametsamīṅyam || 83 ||
Walang higit pa sa Kanya, at wala ring anuman na hiwalay sa Kanya; higit na maselan kaysa sa pinakamaselan, at gayunman hindi lamang Siya “pinakadakila” sa sukat. Sa Kanya nalulukob ang kamangha-manghang sansinukob na ito. Yumukod at magpatirapa sa Deva-deva, Diyos ng mga diyos, ang Karapat-dapat hanapin at lapitan.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
FAQs
It declares the Supreme as unsurpassed and all-pervading—beyond comparison by size or category—and teaches that liberation-oriented life begins with reverent surrender (praṇāma) to that Deva-deva who is the true object of seeking.
By emphasizing the Lord’s complete pervasion of the “wondrous universe,” it grounds bhakti in constant remembrance and worship: since all rests in Him, the devotee responds with humility, seeking Him as the only ultimate refuge and offering praṇāma.
No specific Vedanga technique (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa ritual procedure) is taught here; the practical takeaway is upāsanā-practice—regular praṇāma and contemplation of the Lord’s subtlety and all-pervasion as a discipline supporting mokṣa.