Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1
Nārada’s Hymn to Viṣṇu
Nāradasya Viṣṇu-stavaḥ
ऋषय ऊचुः । कथं सनत्कुमारस्तु नारदाय महात्मने । प्रोक्तवान् सकलान् धर्मान् कथं तौ मिलितावुभौ 1. ॥ १ ॥
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | kathaṃ sanatkumārastu nāradāya mahātmane | proktavān sakalān dharmān kathaṃ tau militāvubhau 1. || 1 ||
ঋষিসকলে ক’লে—মহাত্মা নাৰদক সনৎকুমাৰে কেনেকৈ সকলো ধৰ্মৰ উপদেশ দিলে? আৰু সেই দুয়োৰে সাক্ষাৎ কেনেকৈ হ’ল?
Rishis (Sages)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It establishes the sacred inquiry (praśna) that triggers the teaching: the sages seek the origin of Nārada’s instruction—how he received dharma from Sanatkumāra and how their meeting occurred, validating the lineage of knowledge.
Bhakti is not stated directly here, but the verse sets up the guru–śiṣya transmission through which teachings—often culminating in Vishnu-bhakti in the Narada Purana—are authentically received and preserved.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; it functions as a narrative preface introducing the question that will lead into systematic dharma instruction.