Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22

Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā

Devanagari script

मायेयश्च तिरोधानशक्तिजो बिंदुजः परः । एकोऽप्यनेकशक्तिर्दृक्क्रियाच्छादनकोमलः ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

māyeyaśca tirodhānaśaktijo biṃdujaḥ paraḥ | eko'pyanekaśaktirdṛkkriyācchādanakomalaḥ || 22 ||

Translation

其一属摩耶所成，由遮蔽之力（tirodhāna-śakti）而起；其一为至上者，出自原初之点（bindu）。虽为一体，却具多种神力，柔和地遮覆觉知（见）与行动。

Word by Word

• मायेयः: made of/pertaining to māyā
• मायेयः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक) + य (तद्धित-प्रत्यय, यत्/य)
• Form: तद्धितान्त-विशेषण (मायायाः विकारः/सम्बन्धी), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तिरोधानशक्तिजः: born of the power of concealment
• तिरोधानशक्तिजः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तिरोधान (प्रातिपदिक) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (तिरोधान-शक्तेः जातः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• बिन्दुजः: born of the bindu (point/seed)
• बिन्दुजः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बिन्दु (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (बिन्दोः जातः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परः: supreme, higher
• परः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एकः: one
• एकः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: even, although
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अपि-कार (particle: concessive/emphatic)

• अनेकशक्तिः: having many powers
• अनेकशक्तिः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (अनेकाः शक्तयः यस्य), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दृक्: seeing, perception
• दृक्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation in compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (दृक्=दृष्टि), समासे पूर्वपद (as stem)

• क्रिया: activity, action
• क्रिया: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation in compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, समासे मध्यपद (as stem)

• आच्छादन: covering, veiling
• आच्छादन: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation in compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आच्छादन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, समासे मध्यपद (as stem)

• कोमलः: subtle/soft in (perception, action, and covering)
• कोमलः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास (दृक्-क्रिया-आच्छादन-कोमलः: तेषु कोमलः/सूक्ष्मः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Maya
• Tirodhana-shakti
• Bindu

FAQs

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

It explains how the One Reality can appear as manifold through Māyā’s concealing power (tirodhāna), which veils true knowledge and diverts action—highlighting the need to overcome concealment to realize the Supreme.

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

By identifying concealment as the cause of forgetfulness and misdirected agency, the verse implies that steady devotion and remembrance of the Supreme help pierce Māyā’s covering and restore right vision and right action.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

While not a procedural Vedāṅga rule, it frames the philosophical basis for disciplined study (especially Vyākaraṇa and related śāstras): clarity of meaning and correct cognition are essential to counter the “covering” of understanding.