Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28

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

Devanagari script

तया चोज्जृंभितो बिंदुर्दिक्क्रियात्मा शिवाभिधः । अशेषतत्त्वजातस्य कारणं विभुरव्ययम् ॥ २८ ॥

Transliteration

tayā cojjṛṃbhito biṃdurdikkriyātmā śivābhidhaḥ | aśeṣatattvajātasya kāraṇaṃ vibhuravyayam || 28 ||

Translation

اسی کے ذریعے بِنْدو پھیلا—جو سمتوں کی قوّتِ عمل کا جوہر ہے اور ‘شیو’ کہلاتا ہے۔ وہی تمام تَتْووں کے مجموعے کا ہمہ گیر، لازوال سبب ہے۔

Word by Word

• तया: by her/that (power)
• तया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘by that (power)’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• उज्जृंभितः: expanded, manifested
• उज्जृंभितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद् + √जृम्भ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘expanded, manifested’

• बिन्दुः: the bindu (point/seed)
• बिन्दुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दिक्-क्रिया-आत्मा: whose nature is direction and activity
• दिक्-क्रिया-आत्मा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिक् (प्रातिपदिक) + क्रिया (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः ‘दिक्-क्रिया एव आत्मा यस्य’ (having direction and activity as its nature)

• शिव-अभिधः: called ‘Śiva’
• शिव-अभिधः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + अभिध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘शिव इति अभिधा यस्य’ → ‘named Śiva’

• अशेष-तत्त्व-जातस्य: of the entire set of tattvas
• अशेष-तत्त्व-जातस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशेष (प्रातिपदिक) + तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक) + जात (कृदन्त; √जन् + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (context: ‘जात’ as neuter collective), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘अशेषाणां तत्त्वानां जातम्’ → ‘of the entire collection of principles’

• कारणम्: cause
• कारणम्: Karta-predicative (कर्ता-विशेष्य/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; predicate nominative with ‘बिन्दुः’

• विभुः: all-pervading, mighty
• विभुः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; agreeing with ‘बिन्दुः’

• अव्ययम्: imperishable
• अव्ययम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; agreeing with ‘कारणम्’/‘बिन्दुः’ as predicate adjective ‘imperishable’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Shakti
• Bindu
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames creation as a sacred unfolding: Śakti causes the primordial Bindu to expand as Śiva, who stands as the imperishable, all-pervading causal ground of all tattvas—pointing the seeker to the unchanging source behind changing phenomena.

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

By identifying the supreme causal reality as Śiva (manifest through Śakti), the verse supports devotion directed to the divine source of all principles; bhakti becomes a means to align with the imperishable cause rather than being entangled in effects.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects a technical, śāstric mode of analysis—classifying reality via tattvas (a systematic ontology). This kind of precise categorization supports Vedanga-style learning by training clarity in definitions and causal reasoning used across ritual and philosophical disciplines.