Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49
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तपोभिस्तेजसां राशिरौर्वपुण्यसमो मुनिः । संप्राप्तस्तत्र साध्वी च यत्र बाहुप्रिया स्थिता ॥ ४९ ॥
tapobhistejasāṃ rāśiraurvapuṇyasamo muniḥ | saṃprāptastatra sādhvī ca yatra bāhupriyā sthitā || 49 ||
তপস্যাৰে তেজৰ ৰাশি সদৃশ, ঔৰ্বসম পুণ্যবান সেই মুনি য’ত সাধ্বী বাহুপ্ৰিয়া আছিল তাতেই উপস্থিত হ’ল।
Narada (narrating to the Sanatkumara brothers)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It highlights tapas (austerity) as a generator of tejas (spiritual radiance) and puṇya (merit), portraying a realized sage whose inner power naturally guides him to the dharmic setting where a sādhvī resides.
While not explicitly naming Vishnu-bhakti, it supports the bhakti framework by presenting purity, merit, and disciplined living (tapas and sādhvī-dharma) as the inner foundation that makes devotion steady and effective.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it instead emphasizes the broader dharmic principle that tapas increases tejas and spiritual authority.