Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26
Manvantaras and Indras; Sudharmā’s Liberation through Viṣṇu-Pradakṣiṇā; Supremacy of Hari-Bhakti
सुधामानस्तथा सत्याः शिवाश्चाय प्रर्तदनाः । तेषामिंद्रः सुशांतिश्च तृतीये परिकीर्तितः ॥ २६ ॥
sudhāmānastathā satyāḥ śivāścāya prartadanāḥ | teṣāmiṃdraḥ suśāṃtiśca tṛtīye parikīrtitaḥ || 26 ||
وكذلك توجد جماعات تُسمّى سودهامانا، وساتيا، وشيفا، وأيضًا برارتادانا. وفيهم يكون إندرا هو سوشانتي، وقد أُعلن ذلك للفرقة الثالثة.
Narada (continuing an enumerative teaching within the dialogue with Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
The verse functions as a precise Puranic catalogue: it preserves sacred cosmological memory by naming divine groups and identifying their presiding chief (Indra), emphasizing order (ṛta) and hierarchy in the universe.
While not directly teaching a bhakti practice, it supports bhakti-oriented reading by situating devotional life within a divinely structured cosmos—where every realm and group has an appointed lord—encouraging reverence for the Supreme who ordains such order.
The verse reflects the Vedāṅga-style discipline of structured listing and precise nomenclature (useful for anukramaṇī and traditional recitation/memory systems), though it does not teach a specific ritual or astrology rule in this line.