Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 78
Bhakti-Śraddhā-Ācāra-Māhātmya and the Commencement of the Mārkaṇḍeya Narrative
मृकण्डोरपि तुष्टात्मा हरिः प्रत्यक्षतामगात् । अरुपं परमं ब्रह्मस्वप्रकाशं निरञ्जनम् ॥ ७८ ॥
mṛkaṇḍorapi tuṣṭātmā hariḥ pratyakṣatāmagāt | arupaṃ paramaṃ brahmasvaprakāśaṃ nirañjanam || 78 ||
وقد سُرَّ هاري (Hari) حتى بمِرْكَندُو (Mṛkaṇḍu)، فصار ظاهرًا ظهورًا مباشرًا—هو البراهمان الأسمى بلا صورة، المتلألئ بذاته، الطاهر الذي لا دنس فيه.
Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara and the Sanaka brothers)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that sincere devotion can culminate in pratyakṣa-darśana (direct manifestation) of Hari, who is simultaneously described in Upaniṣadic terms as the formless, self-luminous, stainless Brahman.
Bhakti is shown as transformative: when the devotee’s intent is pure, Hari becomes ‘pratyakṣa’—not merely an idea or ritual result, but a directly realized presence, revealing the same Supreme Reality called Brahman.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is doctrinal—linking Purāṇic bhakti language (Hari’s grace and manifestation) with Vedāntic terminology (arūpa, svaprakāśa, nirañjana Brahman).