Shloka 63

Description of the Origin of the Cosmic Egg (Brahmāṇḍa) and the Ocean as King of Tīrthas

Devanagari script

वचनादेश्च सिद्ध्यर्थं सलिलस्थस्य भामिनि । तस्य नाभ्यामभूत्पद्मं सहस्रार्कोरुदीधितिः ॥ ६३ ॥

Transliteration

vacanādeśca siddhyarthaṃ salilasthasya bhāmini | tasya nābhyāmabhūtpadmaṃ sahasrārkorudīdhitiḥ || 63 ||

Translation

美丽的女子啊，为成就那命令与圣言，当他卧于水上之时，从其脐中生出一朵莲华，光辉灿然，如千日同照。

Word by Word

• वचनात्: from the word/command
• वचनात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• आदेशात्: from the instruction
• आदेशात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• सिद्धि-अर्थम्: for the accomplishment
• सिद्धि-अर्थम्: प्रयोजन (Prayojana/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpuruṣa; purpose), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (used adverbially: ‘for the sake of’)

• सलिल-स्थस्य: of the one situated in water
• सलिल-स्थस्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सलिल (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √स्था)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpuruṣa; locative relation), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• भामिनि: O radiant lady
• भामिनि: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• नाभ्याम्: from (his) navel
• नाभ्याम्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th) (also possible तृतीया/Instrumental in form), एकवचन (Singular)

• अभूत्: arose / came to be
• अभूत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist/Imperfective past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• पद्मम्: a lotus
• पद्मम्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सहस्र-अर्क-उरु-दीधितिः: having vast radiance like a thousand suns
• सहस्र-अर्क-उरु-दीधितिः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्क (प्रातिपदिक) + उरु (प्रातिपदिक) + दीधिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-कर्मधारय-समास (descriptive compound: ‘having broad radiance like a thousand suns’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); पद्मस्य विशेषणम् (adjective of ‘padma’)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Lotus (Padma)

FAQs

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

It presents the classic Purāṇic cosmology where Viṣṇu rests on the cosmic waters and, by divine command, the lotus of creation manifests from his navel—signifying ordered creation emerging from the Supreme.

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

By highlighting Viṣṇu as the source of creation and divine will as the driving force, it supports bhakti-oriented contemplation: creation is sustained by the Lord, so devotion is directed to the ultimate origin and protector.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; it is primarily cosmological narration used in Purāṇic teaching to ground dharma and devotion in the supremacy of Viṣṇu.