Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25
Nārada’s Hymn to Viṣṇu
Nāradasya Viṣṇu-stavaḥ
आदित्यचन्द्रा ग्निविधातृदेवाः सिद्धाश्च यक्षासुरनागसंघाः । यच्छक्तियुक्तास्तमजं पुराणं सत्यं स्तुतीशं सततं नतोऽस्मि ॥ २५ ॥
ādityacandrā gnividhātṛdevāḥ siddhāśca yakṣāsuranāgasaṃghāḥ | yacchaktiyuktāstamajaṃ purāṇaṃ satyaṃ stutīśaṃ satataṃ nato'smi || 25 ||
Endowed with His power are the Sun and Moon, Agni and the gods, and also Vidhātṛ the Creator; likewise the Siddhas and the hosts of Yakṣas, Asuras, and Nāgas. To that unborn, primeval Lord—Truth itself, the sovereign of all praises—I bow continually.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It establishes the Supreme as the single source of all cosmic functions—deities and beings act through His śakti—so devotion is directed beyond intermediaries to the unborn, eternal Truth.
Bhakti here is expressed as continuous namaskāra (satatam nato ’smi) to the Lord who empowers all, cultivating humility and God-centered worship rather than pride in worldly or celestial powers.
Indirectly, it supports Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology) by acknowledging Sun and Moon as cosmic regulators, while emphasizing that their efficacy ultimately depends on the Supreme Lord’s śakti.