Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 55
Śuka’s Yoga-ascent, the Echo of ‘Bhoḥ’, and the Vaikuṇṭha Vision
चतुर्व्युहाय वेद्याय ध्येयाय परमात्मने । नरनारायणाख्याय शिषिविष्टाय विष्णवे ॥ ५५ ॥
caturvyuhāya vedyāya dhyeyāya paramātmane | naranārāyaṇākhyāya śiṣiviṣṭāya viṣṇave || 55 ||
Salutations to Viṣṇu—knowable through the doctrine of the four Vyūhas, truly to be known and meditated upon, the Supreme Self—who is famed as Nara-Nārāyaṇa and who abides within the disciple as the indwelling guide.
Narada (in a devotional-stotra context within the Moksha Dharma teaching stream)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames Viṣṇu as the Supreme Self who is both knowable through śāstra and realizable through meditation, presenting liberation (mokṣa) as grounded in devotion and inner contemplation of the indwelling Lord.
Bhakti here is expressed as reverent surrender to Viṣṇu in multiple theological forms—Vyūha, Paramātmā, and Nara-Nārāyaṇa—showing that devotion includes study (knowing), meditation (dhyāna), and recognition of God within the heart.
While not a technical Vedāṅga instruction, it emphasizes the practical use of śāstric knowledge—using correct doctrinal understanding (vedya) as a support for dhyāna, which aligns with the broader Narada Purana method of combining scriptural learning with spiritual practice.