दुर्निरीक्ष्यः कृपायुक्तः समदर्शी तपोनिधिः । तपसा दग्धदेहोपि विष्णुभक्तिपरायणः
durnirīkṣyaḥ kṛpāyuktaḥ samadarśī taponidhiḥ | tapasā dagdhadehopi viṣṇubhaktiparāyaṇaḥ
كان عسيرَ النظر لفرط بهائه، ومع ذلك مملوءًا رحمةً؛ متساويَ النظرة إلى الجميع، كنزَ الزهد والتقشّف. ومع أن جسده قد أُحرق بحرارة التَّبَس، ظلّ متفانيًا في بهاكتي فيشنو.
Narrator (Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Brāhma-khaṇḍa framing)
Scene: Nārada appears blazing with ascetic radiance, his body marked by tapas, yet his face and posture convey tenderness and compassion; he stands as an impartial seer devoted to Viṣṇu.
True holiness integrates austerity with compassion and culminates in steadfast devotion (bhakti), here centered on Viṣṇu.
No site is named; the verse praises the saintly qualities of Nārada within the narrative.
Tapas and bhakti are implied disciplines; no specific vrata, dāna, or snāna is detailed in this line.