Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 12

Sṛṣṭi-varṇana, Bhārata-khaṇḍa-mahātmya, and Jagad-bhūgola

Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography

Devanagari script

यथा हरिर्जगद्यापी तस्य शक्तिस्तथा मुने । दाहशक्तिर्यथांगारे स्वाश्रयं व्याप्य तिष्टति ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

yathā harirjagadyāpī tasya śaktistathā mune | dāhaśaktiryathāṃgāre svāśrayaṃ vyāpya tiṣṭati || 12 ||

Translation

正如哈利（毗湿奴）遍满整个宇宙，圣者啊，祂的神力（Śakti）亦遍满一切。譬如炽炭之中具燃烧之力，遍充其所依之体；如是此Śakti安住不移，充满其自身之所依。

Word by Word

• यथा: as/just as
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Comparison marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमार्थक-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• जगत्-व्यापी: all-pervading (pervading the world)
• जगत्-व्यापी: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + व्यापिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (जगत् व्याप्नोति इति)

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शक्तिः: power/energy
• शक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तथा: so/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Correlation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: तुल्यार्थक-अव्यय (correlative adverb)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• दाह-शक्तिः: the power of burning
• दाह-शक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाह (प्रातिपदिक) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (दाहस्य शक्ति)

• यथा: as/just as
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Comparison marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमार्थक-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• अङ्गारे: in a live coal/ember
• अङ्गारे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• स्व-आश्रयम्: its own support/substratum
• स्व-आश्रयम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (स्वस्य आश्रयः)

• व्याप्य: having pervaded
• व्याप्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Gerundial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-आप्/व्याप् (धातु; √आप्/व्याप् ‘to pervade’)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having pervaded’

• तिष्ठति: stands/remains
• तिष्ठति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु; √स्था)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It teaches the inseparability of Hari and His Śakti: the Lord pervades all, and His operative power pervades all as well—like heat inherent in fire—supporting a non-dual understanding that strengthens devotion and discernment.

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

By showing that God is not distant: Hari and His Śakti are present everywhere, so worship, remembrance, and service can be practiced in every place and circumstance as direct engagement with the all-pervading Lord.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily a tattva teaching rather than a technical Vedanga; it supports Vedantic reasoning (nyaya) through an illustrative analogy (dṛṣṭānta), useful for clear comprehension in scriptural study and teaching.