Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3
The Exposition of the Contents (Anukramaṇī) of the Bhaviṣya Purāṇa
स मां प्रणम्य पप्रच्छ धर्मं सर्वाथसाधकम् । अहं तस्मै तदा प्रीतः प्रावोचं धर्मसंहिताम् ॥ ३ ॥
sa māṃ praṇamya papraccha dharmaṃ sarvāthasādhakam | ahaṃ tasmai tadā prītaḥ prāvocaṃ dharmasaṃhitām || 3 ||
S’étant prosterné devant moi, il m’interrogea sur le Dharma, le moyen d’accomplir tous les buts de l’existence. Alors, satisfait de lui, je lui exposai la Dharma-saṃhitā, le recueil du Dharma.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It highlights the classic Purāṇic method of transmission: humility (praṇāma), sincere inquiry, and the teacher’s grace—through which Dharma is taught as the comprehensive means to attain all four puruṣārthas.
While not naming Bhakti explicitly, the act of bowing and approaching the teacher with reverence models devotional disposition; such humility becomes the doorway to receiving dharma-instruction that ultimately supports devotion and liberation.
The verse emphasizes dharma-śāstra style instruction (a saṃhitā/compendium of conduct). It does not directly teach a specific Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa, but frames the practical aim: applied dharma as a guiding discipline.