Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 20
Sṛṣṭi-pralaya-kathana: Mahābhūta-guṇāḥ, Vṛkṣa-indriya-vādaḥ, Prāṇa-vāyu-vyavasthā
समुद्रास्तस्य रुधिरमाकाशमुदरं तथा । पवनश्चैव निश्वासस्तेजोऽग्निर्निम्नगाः शिराः ॥ २० ॥
samudrāstasya rudhiramākāśamudaraṃ tathā | pavanaścaiva niśvāsastejo'gnirnimnagāḥ śirāḥ || 20 ||
سمندر اُن کا خون ہیں اور آکاش اُن کا پیٹ ہے۔ ہوا اُن کی سانس ہے، آگ اُن کا تیز ہے، اور ندیاں اُن کی رگیں ہیں॥۲۰॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches Virat-darshana: seeing the universe as the living body of the Supreme, so the mind shifts from separation to unity—supporting detachment and moksha-oriented contemplation.
By identifying oceans, sky, wind, fire, and rivers as divine limbs, it turns ordinary nature into objects of reverence—strengthening Vishnu-bhakti through constant remembrance (smarana) in daily perception.
Primarily tattva-viveka rather than a Vedanga technique; however, it aligns with Nirukta-style meaning-making by interpreting natural phenomena as symbolic correspondences for meditative understanding.