Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 67

Yamapatha (The Road of Yama), Dāna-Phala, and the Imperishable Fruition of Karma

Devanagari script

चराचरात्मकं विश्वं यथापूर्वमकल्पयत् । स्थावराद्याश्च विप्रेंद्र यत्र यत्र व्यवस्थिताः ॥ ६७ ॥

Transliteration

carācarātmakaṃ viśvaṃ yathāpūrvamakalpayat | sthāvarādyāśca vipreṃdra yatra yatra vyavasthitāḥ || 67 ||

Translation

Ngài tái lập vũ trụ gồm cả hữu tình và vô tình đúng như thuở trước; và, hỡi bậc tối thượng trong hàng Bà-la-môn, các loài bất động cùng muôn loài khác lại được an trí vào đúng chỗ của mình, nơi nào xưa kia đã ở.

Word by Word

• carācarātmakam: consisting of moving and unmoving beings
• carācarātmakam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cara + acara + ātmaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); compound meaning 'having the nature of moving and unmoving' (cara-acara as dvandva inside, overall tatpurusha with ātmaka)

• viśvam: the universe
• viśvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• yathā: as, according to
• yathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• pūrvam: formerly, as before
• pūrvam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया)

• akalpayat: arranged, fashioned
• akalpayat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kḷp (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); with augment a-

• sthāvarādyāḥ: the immovables and others
• sthāvarādyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāvara + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); ādi = 'etc.'; refers to classes beginning with immovables

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयबोधक)

• viprendra: O best of Brahmins
• viprendra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); संबोधन-तत्पुरुष: विप्राणाम् इन्द्रः

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Relative adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• yatra: wherever
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Repetition for distributive sense (यत्र यत्र = wherever)

• vyavasthitāḥ: were situated/established
• vyavasthitāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/स्थितिवाचक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ava-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); used predicatively

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It underscores cosmic order (ṛta): after dissolution, creation is re-manifested in an orderly way, with all beings—mobile and immobile—re-established according to their prior arrangement, highlighting the intelligible, law-governed nature of the universe.

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

By portraying creation as a deliberate re-ordering under divine governance, the verse supports a bhakti worldview: the devotee trusts that the cosmos is sustained by a higher intelligence, encouraging surrender and steadiness in devotion amid cycles of change.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the key takeaway is the Purāṇic cosmological principle of periodic re-manifestation (sṛṣṭi) and re-establishment (vyavasthā) of beings, which frames ritual and dharma within a stable cosmic order.