Shloka 25
Nāga-āyatana-darśana-pratīkṣā — The Brāhmaṇa’s Request and Waiting on the Gomatī
उन सबसे भी अधिक धन्यवादके योग्य ब्रह्मपुत्र नारदजी हैं। मैं अविनाशी नारदजीको कम तेजस्वी ऋषि नहीं समझता, जिन्होंने श्वेतद्वीपमें पहुँचकर साक्षात् श्रीहरिका दर्शन प्राप्त कर लिया। उनका वह भगवद्-दर्शन स्पष्ट ही उन भगवान्की कृपाका फल है ।। तद् दृष्टवांस्तदा देवमनिरुद्धतनौ स्थितम् । बदरीमाश्रमं यत् तु नारद: प्राद्रवत् पुनः
tad dṛṣṭvāṁs tadā devam aniruddha-tanau sthitam | badarīm āśramaṁ yat tu nāradaḥ prādravat punaḥ ||
Janamejaya said: “Most worthy of gratitude among them all is Brahmā’s son Nārada. I do not regard the imperishable Nārada as any lesser sage in splendor—he who reached Śvetadvīpa and obtained a direct vision of Śrī Hari. That divine vision is plainly the fruit of the Lord’s grace. Having then beheld the God abiding in the form of Aniruddha, Nārada once again hastened toward the Badarī hermitage.”
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Direct vision of the Lord (darśana) is presented as the result of divine grace rather than mere personal effort; the sage’s greatness is measured by devotion, purity, and the Lord’s favor.
After beholding the Lord in the Aniruddha form at Śvetadvīpa, Nārada departs and hastens back toward the Badarī hermitage, indicating a return from a supreme spiritual encounter to the world of ascetic practice and transmission of sacred knowledge.