Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28
गङ्गामाहात्म्य — The Greatness of the Gaṅgā
प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य मुनिं जननीं च प्रणम्य सः । प्रस्थापितः प्रतस्थे च तेनैव मुनिना तदा ॥ २८ ॥
pradakṣiṇīkṛtya muniṃ jananīṃ ca praṇamya saḥ | prasthāpitaḥ pratasthe ca tenaiva muninā tadā || 28 ||
Nachdem er den Weisen in Pradakṣiṇa umschritten und sich vor ihm wie auch vor seiner Mutter verneigt hatte, brach er auf — eben zu jener Zeit feierlich von demselben Muni entsandt.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in the Narada Purana’s frame narrative)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It highlights sadācāra (right conduct): honoring the guru and one’s mother through pradakṣiṇā and praṇāma before undertaking any purposeful journey or duty.
Bhakti is expressed as reverence and surrender in action—showing devotion through respectful gestures toward the spiritually guiding sage and the life-giving mother, then proceeding as instructed.
It reflects śrauta-smārta etiquette rather than a specific Vedāṅga: the disciplined protocol of respectful circumambulation and salutations as part of dhārmic practice before commencing an assigned task.