Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60
Śuka’s Origin, Mastery of Śāstra, and Testing at Janaka’s Court
प्रावेशयत्ततः कक्षां द्वितीयां राजवेश्मनः । तत्रांतःपुरसंबद्धं महच्चैत्रग्थोपमम् ॥ ६० ॥
prāveśayattataḥ kakṣāṃ dvitīyāṃ rājaveśmanaḥ | tatrāṃtaḥpurasaṃbaddhaṃ mahaccaitragthopamam || 60 ||
Puis il le fit entrer dans la seconde salle du palais royal; là se trouvait une vaste salle attenante aux appartements intérieurs, resplendissante tel le char céleste de Caitra.
Suta (narrating the Purana’s account in third-person narrative style)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
The verse uses vivid palace imagery—moving from outer to inner chambers—to symbolize progressive inwardness: a narrative movement that mirrors the dharmic and moksha-oriented theme of approaching the ‘inner’ truth beyond external appearances.
While not explicitly teaching bhakti here, the motif of being ‘led inward’ aligns with bhakti practice: the devotee is guided from external ritual and form toward intimate inner remembrance and surrender (antahkaraṇa-oriented devotion).
No direct Vedanga instruction appears in this verse; it is primarily descriptive. Indirectly, it reflects the Purana’s use of poetic simile and structured narration—supportive of Vyakarana (clear construction) and Chandas sensitivity in preserving textual clarity.