Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 110

Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā

Devanagari script

शिवार्कशक्तिदीधित्या समर्थीकृतचिद्दृशा । शिवशक्त्यादिभिः सार्द्धं पश्यत्यात्मगतावृतिः ॥ ११० ॥

Transliteration

śivārkaśaktidīdhityā samarthīkṛtaciddṛśā | śivaśaktyādibhiḥ sārddhaṃ paśyatyātmagatāvṛtiḥ || 110 ||

Translation

شِو—سورج جیسی شکتی—کی تابانی سے جب شعور کی نظر مضبوط ہو جاتی ہے تو وہ شِو، شکتی وغیرہ کے ساتھ مل کر آتما میں داخل ہو کر اس پر چڑھے ہوئے پردوں/حجابوں کو دیکھ لیتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• शिवार्कशक्तिदीधित्या: by the radiance of Shiva-sun power
• शिवार्कशक्तिदीधित्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + अर्क + शक्ति + दीधिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (शिव-अर्क-शक्तेः दीधितिः = radiance of Shiva-sun-power)

• समर्थीकृतचिद्दृशा: by (a vision) whose consciousness-sight is empowered
• समर्थीकृतचिद्दृशा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समर्थी-कृत (कृदन्त; कृ धातु, क्त) + चित् + दृश्/दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; तत्पुरुषः (समर्थीकृता चिद्दृक्/चिद्दृष्टिः येन/या)

• शिवशक्त्यादिभिः: with Shiva-shakti and others
• शिवशक्त्यादिभिः: Sahakarana (सहकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवशक्ति + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; ‘आदि’ समाहार/गणवाचक; करण (with Shiva-shakti and others)

• सार्द्धम्: together with
• सार्द्धम्: Sahartha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्द्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (adverb/preposition: ‘together with’)

• पश्यति: sees
• पश्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• आत्मगतावृतिः: the self-situated covering/veil
• आत्मगतावृतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् + गत + आवृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (आत्मनि गता आवृतिः = veil/covering situated in the self)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It describes liberation-oriented insight: when awareness is empowered by Śiva’s radiant power, one directly perceives the inner coverings (āvṛti) that obscure the Self, which is a key step toward removing ignorance.

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

Bhakti is implied as grace-filled empowerment: the seeker’s inner vision becomes capable through Śiva-Śakti’s radiance, suggesting that devotion and surrender to the divine power can mature into direct inner seeing of what blocks realization.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Rather than a ritual or grammar rule, the verse points to a technical inner discipline: cultivating cid-dṛṣṭi (consciousness-vision) to discern āvṛti (obscurations)—a contemplative method aligned with mokṣa-oriented instruction within the broader Vedāṅga/śāstra framework.