Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 83
Dhvaja-Dhāraṇa Mahātmyam: Sumati–Satyamatī, Humility, and Deliverance by Hari’s Messengers
एतदुक्तं निशम्यासौ स मुनीन्द्रो विभण्डकः । प्रशस्य दम्पती तौ तु प्रययौ स्वतपोवनम् ॥ ८३ ॥
etaduktaṃ niśamyāsau sa munīndro vibhaṇḍakaḥ | praśasya dampatī tau tu prayayau svatapovanam || 83 ||
এই কথা শুনে মুনীন্দ্র বিভাণ্ডক সেই দম্পতিকে প্রশংসা করে নিজের তপোবনে প্রস্থান করলেন।
Suta (narrator)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It highlights the ideal rishi disposition: hearing with attentiveness, offering praise where virtue is seen, and returning to tapas—showing that spiritual authority is grounded in restraint, discernment, and ascetic discipline.
Indirectly, it models bhakti as humility and right response—honoring dharmic householders and then resuming one’s own sādhana. The verse emphasizes conduct (ācāra) that supports devotion rather than doctrinal exposition.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is ashrama-dharma: sages maintain tapas in a tapovana while recognizing and encouraging household virtue.