Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 4
Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara
सूत उवाच । श्रुत्वा स नारदो विप्राः युग्मनामसहस्रकम् । सनत्कुमारमप्याह प्रणम्य ज्ञानिनां वरम् ॥ ४ ॥
sūta uvāca | śrutvā sa nārado viprāḥ yugmanāmasahasrakam | sanatkumāramapyāha praṇamya jñānināṃ varam || 4 ||
Sūta sprach: O Brāhmaṇas, nachdem er jene Sammlung von tausend paarweisen Namen vernommen hatte, wandte sich Nārada auch an Sanatkumāra und verneigte sich vor dem Besten unter den Weisen.
Suta
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It highlights the classical Vedic posture of learning: after receiving a technical or sacred enumeration, Nārada approaches the realized teacher (Sanatkumāra) with humility (praṇāma), showing that knowledge in the Purāṇas is transmitted through reverent guru-guidance.
While not directly teaching bhakti here, the verse models bhakti’s essential mood—reverence and surrender—by showing Nārada bowing before a knower; in the Narada Purana, such humility supports later instruction on devotion and disciplined practice.
The mention of a “thousand paired names” points to structured cataloguing/recitation traditions (namāvalī-style enumerations) used in technical learning and ritual contexts, aligning with Vedanga-style organization and memorization methods.