Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11

Threefold Suffering, Twofold Knowledge, and the Definition of Bhagavān (Vāsudeva); Prelude to Keśidhvaja–Janaka Yoga

Devanagari script

विभुं सर्वगतं नित्यं भूतयोनिमकारणम् । व्याप्यं व्याप्तं यतः सर्वं तं वै पश्यंति सूरयः ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

vibhuṃ sarvagataṃ nityaṃ bhūtayonimakāraṇam | vyāpyaṃ vyāptaṃ yataḥ sarvaṃ taṃ vai paśyaṃti sūrayaḥ || 11 ||

Translation

智者观见那至上主：广大无边、遍一切处、恒常不变；为万有众生之本胎，而自身无任何（物质）因。由彼故，一切皆被充满、遍布而展开。

Word by Word

• विभुम्: all-pervading, mighty
• विभुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (of ‘तम्’)

• सर्वगतम्: omnipresent
• सर्वगतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (प्रातिपदिक; from गम् + क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘gone everywhere’); पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• नित्यम्: eternal
• नित्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• भूतयोनिम्: source of beings
• भूतयोनिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक) + योनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘source/womb of beings’); पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• अकारणम्: causeless (without a cause)
• अकारणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; नञ्-समासभाव; विशेषण

• व्याप्यम्: pervading
• व्याप्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्याप्य (प्रातिपदिक; from वि+आप्/व्याप् + यत्/ण्यत् sense)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘pervading/permeating’

• व्याप्तम्: pervaded
• व्याप्तम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + आप्/व्याप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘pervaded’ (predicate of ‘सर्वम्’)

• यतः: from which / because of which
• यतः: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतस् (अव्यय; from यद्)
• Form: हेतु/अपादानार्थक-अव्यय (indeclinable meaning ‘from which/wherefrom/because’)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तम्: him/that (Brahman)
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (object of ‘पश्यन्ति’)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• पश्यन्ति: see
• पश्यन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present indicative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• सूरयः: the sages / the wise
• सूरयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha Dharma context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Supreme Lord (Paramatman/Vishnu)

FAQs

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

It defines the Supreme as eternal, omnipresent, and causeless—the very source of all beings—emphasizing that liberation comes through direct inner realization of this all-pervading Reality by the wise.

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

By portraying the Lord as present everywhere and as the origin of all, it supports bhakti as continuous remembrance and reverence toward Vishnu/Paramatman in all beings and situations, culminating in true “seeing” (realization).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is contemplative discernment (viveka) and meditative recognition of the omnipresent Lord—supporting disciplines that prepare the mind for moksha.