Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19

Vāmana’s Advent, Aditi’s Hymn, Bali’s Gift, and the Mahatmya of Bhū-dāna

Devanagari script

अदितिरुवाच । नमस्ते देवदेवेश सर्वव्यापिञ्जनार्दना । सत्त्वादिगुणभेदेन लोकव्यापारकारण ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

aditiruvāca | namaste devadeveśa sarvavyāpiñjanārdanā | sattvādiguṇabhedena lokavyāpārakāraṇa || 19 ||

Translation

阿底提说道：“顶礼于你，诸神之主，遍一切处的阇那尔达那。由于从萨埵等诸性（guṇa）的差别，你成为世间种种运作之因。”

Word by Word

• aditiḥ: Aditi
• aditiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aditi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person, Singular; parasmaipada

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Prayojana (सम्बोधन/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya-like interjection; used in salutation (नमः-प्रयोग)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular

• deva-deva-īśa: O Lord of the gods
• deva-deva-īśa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (संबोधन/8), Singular

• sarva-vyāpin: O all-pervading one
• sarva-vyāpin: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + vyāpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (संबोधन/8), Singular; epithet

• jana-ardana: O Janārdana (afflicter/protector of people)
• jana-ardana: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana (प्रातिपदिक) + ardana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (संबोधन/8), Singular; epithet

• sattva-ādi-guṇa-bhedena: by the differentiation of qualities such as sattva
• sattva-ādi-guṇa-bhedena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sattva (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + bheda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular; ‘by/through the distinction of qualities beginning with sattva’

• loka-vyāpāra-kāraṇa: O cause of the activities of the worlds
• loka-vyāpāra-kāraṇa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक) + vyāpāra (प्रातिपदिक) + kāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (संबोधन/8), Singular; epithet

Speaker

Aditi

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Janardana
• Devadevesha

FAQs

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

It frames Viṣṇu (Janārdana) as the supreme, all-pervading Lord whose power appears as the three guṇas, thereby becoming the root of all worldly processes—encouraging devotion grounded in metaphysical clarity.

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

By addressing the Lord as Devadeveśa and Sarvavyāpin, the verse models bhakti as reverent surrender—seeing all changing worldly activity as dependent on the one Divine, which steadies the devotee’s mind in worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

While not a direct Vedāṅga instruction, it reflects Sāṅkhya-style guṇa analysis often used in Purāṇic teaching to interpret ritual life and ethics—recognizing how sattva, rajas, and tamas influence conduct (dharma) and spiritual practice.