Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 93
Bhāgīratha’s Bringing of the Gaṅgā
भवोद्भवाय शुद्धाय ज्येष्ठाय च कनीयसे । मन्यवे त इषे त्रय्याः पतये यज्ञतन्तवे ॥ ९३ ॥
bhavodbhavāya śuddhāya jyeṣṭhāya ca kanīyase | manyave ta iṣe trayyāḥ pataye yajñatantave || 93 ||
Salutations to You—the source from whom all becoming arises; the Pure One; the eldest and also the youngest; the awe-inspiring Lord; the giver of nourishment; the Master of the threefold Veda; and the very framework of sacrifice.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as both transcendent and immanent—pure, timeless (eldest) yet ever-present (youngest)—and as the inner power that makes Vedic sacrifice and sacred order effective.
Bhakti here is expressed as stuti (praise) that recognizes God in multiple sacred functions—creator of existence, Lord of the Vedas, and the sustaining core of yajña—turning ritual and knowledge into personal surrender.
It highlights the ritual science of yajña—seeing sacrifice as a structured “tantu” (framework) governed by the Trayi (three Vedas), aligning practice with Vedic authority and intention.