Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41
Bhakti-Śraddhā-Ācāra-Māhātmya and the Commencement of the Mārkaṇḍeya Narrative
सनक उवाच । श्रृणु ब्रह्मन्परं गुह्यं मार्कण्डेयस्य धीमनः । यमुवाच जगन्नाथो योगनिद्राविमोचितः ॥ ४१ ॥
sanaka uvāca | śrṛṇu brahmanparaṃ guhyaṃ mārkaṇḍeyasya dhīmanaḥ | yamuvāca jagannātho yoganidrāvimocitaḥ || 41 ||
Sanaka sprach: „O Brahmane, höre die höchste und tief geheime Lehre des weisen Mārkaṇḍeya: was Jagannātha, der Herr des Universums, zu ihm sprach, nachdem er aus dem yogischen Schlaf erwacht war.“
Sanaka
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames the next teaching as “parama guhyam”—a highest, esoteric revelation—delivered by Jagannātha (Vishnu) to the sage Mārkaṇḍeya, emphasizing the sanctity and authority of the forthcoming instruction.
By presenting Vishnu (Jagannātha) as the direct source of liberating knowledge revealed to a great devotee-sage, it signals that divine grace and attentive listening (śṛṇu) are central supports of bhakti-based transmission.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is the śravaṇa principle—disciplined listening to an authorized guru-paramparā narration before applying any ritual or doctrinal detail.