Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1
Mārkaṇḍeya-varṇanam
The Description of Mārkaṇḍeya
नारद उवाच । ब्रह्मन्कथं स भगवान्मृकण्डोः पुत्रतां गतः । किं चकार च तद् ब्रूहि हरिर्भार्गववंशजः ॥ १ ॥
nārada uvāca | brahmankathaṃ sa bhagavānmṛkaṇḍoḥ putratāṃ gataḥ | kiṃ cakāra ca tad brūhi harirbhārgavavaṃśajaḥ || 1 ||
নাৰদে ক’লে—হে ব্রহ্মন! সেই ভগৱান কেনেকৈ মৃকণ্ডুৰ পুত্ৰ হ’ল? আৰু ভাৰ্গৱবংশজাত হৰিয়ে কি কৰিলে—সেয়া মোক কওক।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames the avatāra narrative as a teaching device: Nārada asks how the Supreme Lord can appear within a human lineage, pointing to the Purāṇic principle that divine descent happens for dharma and instruction.
By focusing attention on Hari’s birth and deeds, the verse sets up śravaṇa (devotional hearing) about Viṣṇu—one of the core limbs of bhakti emphasized across Purāṇic discourse.
No specific Vedāṅga is taught directly in this verse; however, it uses Purāṇic-anukrama style markers—speaker attribution and lineage references—which support traditional transmission, genealogy, and contextual interpretation.