Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 42
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
उन्मीलन्नवकंजालिविगलन्मधुसंचयैः । लुब्धांतः करणैर्गुंजद्द्विरेफपटलैः शुभम् ॥ ४२ ॥
unmīlannavakaṃjālivigalanmadhusaṃcayaiḥ | lubdhāṃtaḥ karaṇairguṃjaddvirephapaṭalaiḥ śubham || 42 ||
Auspicious was that vision: newly opening clusters of lotuses let fall their stored honey, while swarms of humming bees resounded all around, their inner senses greedily drawn to the nectar.
Narada (descriptive narration within the teaching dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
The verse portrays an auspicious sacred atmosphere where nature itself becomes a sign of purity and благоприятность (śubha), suggesting a setting fit for dharma, worship, and disciplined Vedic study.
By comparing attraction to honey with the bees’ single-pointed movement, it subtly mirrors how the mind (antaḥkaraṇa) becomes absorbed in what it tastes as ‘sweet’—ideally, the devotee should let that attraction turn toward Hari’s nāma and worship rather than worldly objects.
The verse uses precise sensory imagery and disciplined diction—useful for Śikṣā (phonetics/recitation) and Nirukta-style attention to meaning—showing how careful language supports memorization, recitation, and teaching in Vedic learning.