Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 78
Śuka’s Yoga-ascent, the Echo of ‘Bhoḥ’, and the Vaikuṇṭha Vision
वेदतुल्यां भागवतीं हरिभक्तिविवर्द्धिनीम् । निवृत्तिनिरतं पुत्रं शुकमध्यापयञ्च ताम् ॥ ७८ ॥
vedatulyāṃ bhāgavatīṃ haribhaktivivarddhinīm | nivṛttinirataṃ putraṃ śukamadhyāpayañca tām || 78 ||
Il enseigna aussi à son fils Śuka, voué au renoncement, cette Écriture Bhāgavatī—égale aux Veda et qui fait croître la dévotion à Hari.
Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara and the Kumara brothers)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It declares the Bhāgavata/Bhāgavatī teaching as Veda-equivalent and emphasizes that it directly nurtures devotion to Hari, guiding even a renunciate temperament toward liberation.
Bhakti is presented as a Veda-level means of knowledge and transformation: study and transmission of the Bhāgavata teaching is said to “increase devotion to Hari,” making devotion itself a moksha-oriented discipline.
The verse highlights adhyayana/adhyāpana (systematic study and teaching) as the practical discipline—aligned with traditional Vedic pedagogy—applied here to Bhāgavata scripture for cultivating bhakti and nivṛtti.