Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 42
Śuka’s Yoga-ascent, the Echo of ‘Bhoḥ’, and the Vaikuṇṭha Vision
इत्युक्तो वासुदेवेन तं नत्वारणिसंभवः । वैकुंठं प्रययौ विप्र सर्वलोकनमस्कृतम् ॥ ४२ ॥
ityukto vāsudevena taṃ natvāraṇisaṃbhavaḥ | vaikuṃṭhaṃ prayayau vipra sarvalokanamaskṛtam || 42 ||
So angesprochen von Vāsudeva, verneigte sich der aus dem araṇi (Feuerhölzern) Geborene vor Ihm und, o Brāhmaṇa, zog nach Vaikuṇṭha hin, von allen Welten verehrt.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator continuing the episode; dialogue just concluded with Vāsudeva speaking)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It highlights the supremacy of Vāsudeva and the devotional act of namaskāra (bowing) as a mark of surrender, culminating in movement toward Vaikuṇṭha—the emblem of liberation-oriented devotion (mokṣa-dharma).
Bhakti is shown through reverent acknowledgement of the Lord’s authority: Agni, though cosmic and revered, bows to Vāsudeva, indicating that humility and worship of Viṣṇu are central to attaining the Lord’s realm.
The term araṇi-saṃbhava points to Vedic ritual practice (yajña)—the generation of sacred fire from araṇis—linking ritual Agni to its theological source in Viṣṇu, though no specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse.