Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 58
Bhāgīratha’s Bringing of the Gaṅgā
जगत्करोऽत्यब्जभवोऽत्ति रुद्र ः पुनाति लोकाञ्छ्रुतिभिश्च विप्राः । तमादिदेवं गुणसन्निधानं सर्वोपदेष्टारमिताः शरण्यम् ॥ ५८ ॥
jagatkaro'tyabjabhavo'tti rudra ḥ punāti lokāñchrutibhiśca viprāḥ | tamādidevaṃ guṇasannidhānaṃ sarvopadeṣṭāramitāḥ śaraṇyam || 58 ||
জগতৰ কৰ্তা পৰাত্পৰ; পদ্মজ (ব্ৰহ্মা)ও ক্ষয় হয়; ৰুদ্ৰও গ্ৰাস কৰে; আৰু বিপ্ৰসকলে শ্রুতি-বেদেৰে লোকসমূহ পৱিত্ৰ কৰে। সেই আদিদেৱ—সকল গুণৰ আধাৰ, সৰ্বোপদেশক, একমাত্ৰ শৰণ্য—তাঁৰ শৰণত আমি আহিছোঁ।
Narada (in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It contrasts cosmic functions—creation, dissolution, and purification—then directs the seeker to take refuge in the Ādi-deva, the supreme source and universal teacher beyond all transient cosmic roles.
By culminating in “śaraṇyam” (worthy of surrender), it frames bhakti as śaraṇāgati—approaching the Primordial Lord as the ultimate shelter, beyond even Brahmā and Rudra.
It emphasizes Śruti-pramāṇa (Vedic authority) and the role of learned vipras who preserve, recite, and teach the Vedas—implying disciplined study and correct transmission (closely tied to Śikṣā and Vyākaraṇa).