Shloka 65
तस्याप्यकथयत् पूर्व नारद: सुमहातपा:,राजन! उनसे भी प्राचीनकालमें महातपस्वी नारदजीने इसका प्रतिपादन किया था। नारायणकी आराधनामें लगे हुए अनन्य भक्त चन्द्रमाके समान गौरवर्णवाले उन्हीं परब्रह्मस्वरूप भगवान् अच्युतको प्राप्त होते हैं
tasya apy akathayat pūrvaṃ nāradaḥ sumahātapāḥ | rājan, unse'pi prācīnakāle mahātapasvī nāradajīne asya pratipādanaṃ kṛtavān | nārāyaṇasyā ārādhanāyāṃ lagāḥ ananya-bhaktāḥ candramā iva gauravarṇāḥ te eva parabrahma-svarūpaṃ bhagavantaṃ acyutaṃ prāpnuvanti ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “O King, even earlier than that, the great ascetic Nārada had already taught this doctrine. Those exclusive devotees who remain absorbed in the worship of Nārāyaṇa—radiant and pure like the moon—attain that infallible Lord Acyuta, who is of the very nature of the Supreme Brahman.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Exclusive, one-pointed devotion (ananya-bhakti) to Nārāyaṇa leads the devotee to attain Acyuta, who is identified with the Supreme Brahman; the verse emphasizes both the goal (union/attainment of the Supreme) and the means (steadfast worship).
Vaiśampāyana, addressing the king, cites the ancient authority of the sage Nārada, stating that Nārada had already expounded this doctrine earlier—thereby reinforcing the teaching’s legitimacy through revered lineage and testimony.