Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5
Śuka’s Origin, Mastery of Śāstra, and Testing at Janaka’s Court
धारयन्स तपस्तेपे पुत्रार्थं सुनिसंत्तमः । अग्नेर्भूमेस्तथा वायोरंतरिक्षस्य चाभितः ॥ ५ ॥
dhārayansa tapastepe putrārthaṃ sunisaṃttamaḥ | agnerbhūmestathā vāyoraṃtarikṣasya cābhitaḥ || 5 ||
Soutenant son vœu avec constance, cet homme d’excellence accomplit des austérités afin d’obtenir un fils — apaisant Agni (le feu), Bhūmi (la terre), Vāyu (le vent) et la région d’Antarikṣa (l’espace médian) de toutes parts.
Narada (narrating within the Moksha-Dharma discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It highlights tapas (austerity) as a deliberate, vow-sustained discipline, showing that desire-driven aims (like progeny) are pursued through regulated dharmic effort and reverence to cosmic deities/elements rather than mere wish.
While not explicitly naming Vishnu-bhakti here, it reflects the bhakti principle of propitiation (upāsanā) and surrender through sustained observance—approaching divine powers with steadiness, purity, and ritual discipline.
The verse implies ritual orientation (kalpa/karma-kāṇḍa practice): performing tapas and propitiatory acts toward specific deities and cosmic regions—knowledge typically organized through Kalpa (ritual procedure) and related observances (vrata-niyama).