Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32
Sṛṣṭi-varṇana, Bhārata-khaṇḍa-mahātmya, and Jagad-bhūgola
Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography
अहंकाराश्च सूक्ष्माणि तन्मात्राणीन्द्रियाणि च । तन्मात्रेभ्यो हि जातानि भूतानि जगतः कृते ॥ ३२ ॥
ahaṃkārāśca sūkṣmāṇi tanmātrāṇīndriyāṇi ca | tanmātrebhyo hi jātāni bhūtāni jagataḥ kṛte || 32 ||
Từ ahaṃkāra phát sinh các nguyên lý vi tế—các tanmātra và các căn (indriya); và chính từ các tanmātra ấy, các đại nguyên tố được sinh ra để cấu thành thế giới.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It maps the inner-to-outer unfolding of reality—egoity giving rise to subtle capacities and elements—so the seeker can discern the created (prakṛti) from the Self and move toward liberation through right knowledge.
By showing that the entire world is a produced effect of subtle principles, it supports bhakti by directing attention beyond material evolutes toward the supreme Lord who is worshipped as the ultimate cause and refuge.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; it primarily presents a Sāṅkhya-style tattva framework used as philosophical groundwork for later dharma, worship, and contemplation.