Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2
The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor
Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma
नाथा नव प्रकाशाद्याः सुभगांताः प्रकीर्तिताः । भूम्यादीनिशिवांतानि विद्धि तत्त्वानि नारद ॥ २ ॥
nāthā nava prakāśādyāḥ subhagāṃtāḥ prakīrtitāḥ | bhūmyādīniśivāṃtāni viddhi tattvāni nārada || 2 ||
پرکاش سے لے کر سُبھگا تک نو ناتھ بیان کیے گئے ہیں۔ اے نارَد! زمین وغیرہ سے لے کر شِو تک کے تتّووں (اصولِ حقیقت) کو جان۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Vedanga/technical-tattva context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames reality as a graded set of tattvas—from the gross element Earth up to the supreme principle identified here with Śiva—showing a disciplined, list-based approach to metaphysical knowledge typical of the text’s technical (Book 1.3) style.
Although primarily metaphysical, it supports bhakti by establishing a hierarchy of principles culminating in Śiva; devotion becomes clearer when the seeker understands the levels of manifestation and the ultimate divine principle being worshiped.
The verse reflects the Vedanga-style method of systematic enumeration and precise categorization—useful for śāstric study and teaching—rather than a ritual rule; it models how technical doctrines are memorized and transmitted through ordered lists.