Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5
Śuka’s Origin, Mastery of Śāstra, and Testing at Janaka’s Court
धारयन्स तपस्तेपे पुत्रार्थं सुनिसंत्तमः । अग्नेर्भूमेस्तथा वायोरंतरिक्षस्य चाभितः ॥ ५ ॥
dhārayansa tapastepe putrārthaṃ sunisaṃttamaḥ | agnerbhūmestathā vāyoraṃtarikṣasya cābhitaḥ || 5 ||
ব্রত ধারণ করে সেই পরম উত্তম পুরুষ পুত্রলাভের জন্য তপস্যা করলেন—অগ্নি, ভূমি, বায়ু এবং অন্তরীক্ষ-প্রদেশকে চারিদিক থেকে প্রসন্ন করে।
Narada (narrating within the Moksha-Dharma discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It highlights tapas (austerity) as a deliberate, vow-sustained discipline, showing that desire-driven aims (like progeny) are pursued through regulated dharmic effort and reverence to cosmic deities/elements rather than mere wish.
While not explicitly naming Vishnu-bhakti here, it reflects the bhakti principle of propitiation (upāsanā) and surrender through sustained observance—approaching divine powers with steadiness, purity, and ritual discipline.
The verse implies ritual orientation (kalpa/karma-kāṇḍa practice): performing tapas and propitiatory acts toward specific deities and cosmic regions—knowledge typically organized through Kalpa (ritual procedure) and related observances (vrata-niyama).