Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 61
Bhāgīratha’s Bringing of the Gaṅgā
नारायणं विष्णुमनन्तमीशं पीताम्बरं पद्मभवादिसेव्यम् । यज्ञप्रियं यज्ञकरं विशुद्धं नताःस्म सर्वोत्तममव्ययं तम् ॥ ६१ ॥
nārāyaṇaṃ viṣṇumanantamīśaṃ pītāmbaraṃ padmabhavādisevyam | yajñapriyaṃ yajñakaraṃ viśuddhaṃ natāḥsma sarvottamamavyayaṃ tam || 61 ||
نَسْجُدُ لِنَارَايَنَ—فِشْنُو، الرَّبِّ اللَّامُتَنَاهِي—الْمُتَسَرْبِلِ بِالثَّوْبِ الأَصْفَر؛ الَّذِي يَخْدُمُهُ وَيَعْبُدُهُ بْرَهْمَا الْمَوْلُودُ مِنَ اللُّوتُسِ وَسَائِرُ الآلِهَةِ؛ مُحِبُّ الْيَجْنَا وَهُوَ مُنْجِزُ الْيَجْنَا نَفْسُهُ؛ الطَّاهِرُ كُلَّ الطُّهْرِ، الأَسْمَى، وَغَيْرُ الْفَانِي.
Narada (within a devotional hymn/stuti context in the Narada Purana dialogue framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It establishes Narayana (Vishnu) as the supreme, imperishable reality who is both the object of worship and the power that makes worship effective—linking purity, surrender (namaskāra), and liberation-oriented devotion.
Bhakti is expressed through humble surrender—“we bow”—while contemplating Vishnu’s divine attributes (infinite, pure, supreme). The verse models remembrance of the Lord’s names and qualities as a complete act of worship.
Ritual theology is emphasized: yajña is not merely an external rite but is grounded in the deity—Vishnu is called both “yajñapriya” (pleased by sacrifice) and “yajñakara” (the one who accomplishes it), aligning practice with correct sacrificial intent.