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Shloka 4

The Description of the Glory of Dvādaśī

नाज्ञातं त्रिषु लोकेषु चतुर्मुखसमुद्भव । विद्यते तव विप्रेंद्र त्रिविधस्य सुनिश्चितम् ॥ ४ ॥

nājñātaṃ triṣu lokeṣu caturmukhasamudbhava | vidyate tava vipreṃdra trividhasya suniścitam || 4 ||

噢,婆罗门之首,出自四面梵天者:三界之中无有你所不知。你对三重教法的确证,已稳固成立。

not
:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेधार्थक अव्यय (negative particle)
अज्ञातम्unknown
अज्ञातम्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootज्ञा (धातु) + नञ् + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formनञ्-पूर्वक भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
त्रिषुin the three
त्रिषु:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
Formत्रिलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन (Plural)
लोकेषुworlds
लोकेषु:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन (Plural)
चतुर्मुखसमुद्भवO one born from the four-faced (Brahmā)
चतुर्मुखसमुद्भव:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootचतुर् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक) + समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुषसमास (चतुर्मुखस्य समुद्भवः), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)
विद्यतेexists / is found
विद्यते:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद (existential)
तवof you
तव:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular) सर्वनाम
विप्रेन्द्रO lord of Brahmins
विप्रेन्द्र:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुषसमास (विप्राणाम् इन्द्रः), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)
त्रिविधस्यof the threefold
त्रिविधस्य:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुषसमास (त्रयः विधाः यस्य), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)
सुनिश्चितम्well-determined / certain
सुनिश्चितम्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + नि-चित् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP/क्त) with सु- (intensifier), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Sanatkumara (addressing Narada)

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: śānta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

B
Brahma

FAQs

It establishes Narada as an authoritative knower whose insight is complete across the three worlds, making his subsequent instruction trustworthy and spiritually decisive.

By affirming the teacher’s certainty, it prepares the listener to receive Bhakti-oriented guidance with śraddhā (faith); the verse functions as a validation of Narada’s competence before devotional teachings unfold.

No specific Vedāṅga is named; the emphasis is on suniścaya (firm ascertainment) and the completeness of tri-vidha instruction—an epistemic standard that supports disciplined study of śāstra, including Vedāṅgas when relevant.