Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 17

Sṛṣṭi-pralaya-kathana: Mahābhūta-guṇāḥ, Vṛkṣa-indriya-vādaḥ, Prāṇa-vāyu-vyavasthā

Devanagari script

अग्निमारुतसंयोगात्ततः समभवन्मही । ततस्तेजो मयं दिव्यं पद्मं सृष्टं स्वयंभुवा ॥ १७ ॥

Transliteration

agnimārutasaṃyogāttataḥ samabhavanmahī | tatastejo mayaṃ divyaṃ padmaṃ sṛṣṭaṃ svayaṃbhuvā || 17 ||

Translation

由火与风的结合，大地遂生。其后，自生者（斯瓦扬布）又化现出一朵由光辉能量所成的神圣莲华。

Word by Word

• अग्नि-मारुत-संयोगात्: from the conjunction of fire and wind
• अग्नि-मारुत-संयोगात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + मारुत (प्रातिपदिक) + संयोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘अग्निमारुतयोः संयोगः’ तस्मात्

• ततः: then/from that
• ततः: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘then/from that’

• समभवत्: came into being
• समभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• मही: earth
• मही: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ततः: then/from that
• ततः: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘then/from that’

• तेजः: radiance/energy
• तेजः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मयम्: consisting of
• मयम्: Karta-anvaya (कर्ता-विशेषण/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण: ‘consisting of’

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Karta-anvaya (कर्ता-विशेषण/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• पद्मम्: lotus
• पद्मम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सृष्टम्: created
• सृष्टम्: Karta-anvaya (कर्ता-विशेषण/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सृज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पद्मम् इत्यस्य विशेषण

• स्वयम्भुवा: by the Self-born (Brahmā)
• स्वयम्भुवा: Karana (करण/Instrument; agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वयम्भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; कर्तृ-करणे (agent in passive construction)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the creation sequence)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Marut/Vayu
• Mahī (Earth)
• Svayambhū (Brahmā)

FAQs

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

It presents sṛṣṭi-krama (the ordered unfolding of creation) to show that the manifest world arises through lawful cosmic principles, ultimately pointing the seeker beyond elements toward the Self and liberation (mokṣa).

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

While not directly prescribing bhakti practices, it frames the cosmos as an ordered manifestation under a higher divine agency (Svayambhū), supporting devotional contemplation of the Creator’s power and the sacred symbolism of the lotus as a seat of divine manifestation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse primarily conveys Purāṇic cosmology rather than a specific Vedāṅga; it can, however, be used as a conceptual backdrop for Jyotiṣa (Vedic astronomy/astrology) discussions that rely on an ordered cosmic structure.