Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 56
The Narration of the Trayodaśī Vow Observed Throughout the Twelve Months
मिताय मितनाथाय सिद्धाय परमेष्ठिने । वेदगीताय गुप्ताय वेदगुह्याय वै नमः ॥ ५६ ॥
mitāya mitanāthāya siddhāya parameṣṭhine | vedagītāya guptāya vedaguhyāya vai namaḥ || 56 ||
Verehrung Ihm—dem Gemessenen (und doch Unermesslichen), dem Herrn aller Maße; dem Vollendeten (Siddha), dem höchsten Lenker (Parameṣṭhin). Den die Veden besingen, den Verborgenem, dem geheimsten Mysterium der Veden—ihm wahrlich Ehrerbietung.
Narada (in a hymnic/namaskara sequence within the Purva Bhaga Fourth Pada summary context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It identifies the Supreme as both knowable through Vedic praise and yet ultimately hidden—pointing to inner realization (guhya) beyond mere recitation, where devotion and insight culminate in moksha.
By offering repeated salutations and describing the Lord as “veda-gīta” (praised by the Vedas), the verse frames bhakti as reverent surrender to the One whom scripture indicates but cannot fully exhaust.
The verse emphasizes Vedic stuti (praise) and the idea of esoteric meaning (guhya) behind mantra and hymn—supporting the Vedanga approach of correct recitation and interpretation (śikṣā and vyākaraṇa as aids), while affirming that the final purport is inner realization.