Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 43

Bhakti-Śraddhā-Ācāra-Māhātmya and the Commencement of the Mārkaṇḍeya Narrative

Devanagari script

युगान्ते रौद्ररुपेण ब्रह्माण्डलसबृंहितः । जगत्येकार्णवीभूते नष्टे स्थावरजङ्गमे ॥ ४३ ॥

Transliteration

yugānte raudrarupeṇa brahmāṇḍalasabṛṃhitaḥ | jagatyekārṇavībhūte naṣṭe sthāvarajaṅgame || 43 ||

Translation

在劫末之时，祂现忿猛如鲁陀罗之相，充满整个宇宙之卵；当世界化为一片大海，诸有情与无情、动与不动的一切众生尽皆毁灭之际——

Word by Word

• yugānte: at the end of the Yuga
• yugānte: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yugānta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• raudrarūpeṇa: with a terrible form
• raudrarūpeṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raudrarūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• brahmāṇḍalasabṛṃhitaḥ: swollen/expanded with the universe
• brahmāṇḍalasabṛṃhitaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: brahmāṇḍalasabṛṃhita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• jagati: when the world
• jagati: Bhavalakshana (Locative Absolute/भावलक्षण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (Locative Absolute)

• ekārṇavībhūte: having become a single ocean
• ekārṇavībhūte: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ekārṇavībhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (Chvi compound)

• naṣṭe: destroyed
• naṣṭe: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: naṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (Past Passive Participle)

• sthāvarajaṅgame: moving and unmoving (things)
• sthāvarajaṅgame: Bhavalakshana (Locative Absolute/भावलक्षण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāvarajaṅgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Rudra

FAQs

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

It underscores impermanence: at pralaya even the entire brahmāṇḍa and all beings dissolve, directing the seeker toward the deathless reality sought through dharma and moksha-oriented practice.

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

By portraying the total collapse of worldly supports at yuga’s end, it implies that lasting refuge is not in transient creation but in devotion to the eternal Lord beyond dissolution.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this line; it functions primarily as a cosmological marker of pralaya used in Purāṇic instruction.