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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6

The Greatness of Viṣṇu

Uttaṅka’s Hymn, Hari’s Manifestation, and the Boon of Bhakti

Devanagari script

आत्माक्षरः सर्वगतोऽच्युताख्यो ज्ञानात्मको ज्ञानविदां शरण्यः । ज्ञानैकवेद्यो भगवाननादिः प्रसीदतां व्यष्टिसमष्टिरूपः ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

ātmākṣaraḥ sarvagato'cyutākhyo jñānātmako jñānavidāṃ śaraṇyaḥ | jñānaikavedyo bhagavānanādiḥ prasīdatāṃ vyaṣṭisamaṣṭirūpaḥ || 6 ||

Translation

Nguyện Đức Thế Tôn, được gọi là Acyuta—Tự Ngã bất hoại, khắp cùng mọi nơi, bản tánh là trí tuệ thanh tịnh, chỗ nương của bậc tri Brahman; chỉ có thể chứng tri bằng chân trí, vô thủy, hiển lộ cả dạng cá thể lẫn toàn thể vũ trụ—xin đoái thương chúng con.

Word by Word
आत्म-अक्षरःthe imperishable Self
आत्म-अक्षरः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootआत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: आत्मा एव अक्षरः (the Self who is imperishable)
सर्वगतःall-pervading
सर्वगतः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (प्रातिपदिक; √गम्-क्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः/उपपद: सर्वं गतः (all-pervading)
अच्युत-आख्यःcalled Acyuta
अच्युत-आख्यः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअच्युत (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: अच्युत इति आख्यः (named ‘Acyuta’)
ज्ञान-आत्मकःof the nature of knowledge
ज्ञान-आत्मकः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ज्ञानं आत्मा/स्वरूपं यस्य (whose nature is knowledge)
ज्ञानविदाम्of the knowers (the wise)
ज्ञानविदाम्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + विद् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Genitive plural); तत्पुरुषः: ज्ञानं विदन्ति ये (of the knowers of knowledge)
शरण्यःrefuge-giving, protector
शरण्यः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootशरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘worthy of refuge/protector’
ज्ञान-एक-वेद्यःknowable only by knowledge
ज्ञान-एक-वेद्यः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + एक (प्रातिपदिक) + वेद्य (प्रातिपदिक; √विद्-ण्यत्)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ज्ञानेन एव वेद्यः (knowable only through knowledge)
भगवान्the Blessed Lord
भगवान्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootभगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
अनादिःbeginningless
अनादिः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअनादि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
प्रसीदताम्may he be pleased
प्रसीदताम्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + सद् (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; ‘may (he) be gracious/please be pleased’
व्यष्टि-समष्टि-रूपःwhose form is both individual and collective
व्यष्टि-समष्टि-रूपः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootव्यष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + समष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्वन्द्वः (इतरेतर): व्यष्टिः च समष्टिः च (individual and collective) + रूपः (having the form)
Speaker

Narada (stuti/prayer within the dialogue tradition associated with Sanatkumara teachings)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities
V
Vishnu
A
Acyuta
A
Akshara (Imperishable Self)

FAQs

It identifies Vishnu (Acyuta) as the imperishable Self (Akshara) who pervades all, and teaches that liberation depends on realizing Him through true knowledge, while seeking His grace as the ultimate refuge.

Bhakti here is expressed as śaraṇāgati—taking Bhagavan as the refuge of the wise—and as a prayer for prasāda (divine grace), grounded in the understanding of His all-pervading, beginningless nature.

The verse prioritizes jñāna over mere external performance: it implies that correct understanding (supported by śāstra-based study and disciplined inquiry) is essential for realizing the Akshara, even when rituals are practiced.

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