Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
The Explanation of the Twelve-Month Caturthī Vrata
सिंहः प्रसेनममधीत्सिंहो जांबवता हतः । सकुमारक मा रोदीस्तव ह्येष स्यमंतकः ॥ ३९ ॥
siṃhaḥ prasenamamadhītsiṃho jāṃbavatā hataḥ | sakumāraka mā rodīstava hyeṣa syamaṃtakaḥ || 39 ||
Un lion dévora Prasena, et ce lion fut abattu par Jāmbavān. Ô enfant, ne pleure pas : ce joyau Syamantaka est bel et bien à toi.
Narrator (Purāṇic summary voice, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It highlights how truth about events (Prasena’s death and the jewel’s recovery) resolves grief and suspicion—Dharma is upheld when facts are clarified and rightful ownership is restored.
Indirectly, it supports Bhakti by portraying the Lord’s narrative world where disorder is corrected; devotees draw śraddhā from such accounts that Dharma is protected and suffering is not the final word.
No direct Vedāṅga instruction appears in this verse; it functions as Itihāsa-Purāṇa style narration used for Dharma-upadeśa rather than technical teaching (e.g., Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa).