Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 38
The Greatness of Viṣṇu
Viṣṇor Māhātmya
यदा तदैव सम्प्राप्ता विष्णुदूताश्चतुर्भुजाः । किरीटकुण्डलधरा वनमालाविभूषिताः ॥ ३८ ॥
yadā tadaiva samprāptā viṣṇudūtāścaturbhujāḥ | kirīṭakuṇḍaladharā vanamālāvibhūṣitāḥ || 38 ||
À cet instant même arrivèrent les messagers de Viṣṇu : quatre bras, couronnes et boucles d’oreilles, parés de guirlandes de fleurs de la forêt.
Narada (narration within the Purva Bhaga dialogue tradition; commonly framed as Narada instructing in a didactic account)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It highlights the immediacy of divine grace: Viṣṇu’s attendants appear at the decisive moment, signaling protection, assurance, and the soul’s movement toward safety under Hari’s guardianship.
By portraying Viṣṇu’s messengers as arriving instantly, the verse reinforces a core bhakti theme in the Narada Purana: sincere devotion invokes the Lord’s safeguarding presence, especially at critical transitions such as fear, danger, or death.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it is primarily a theological-visual description (dhyāna-style) supporting devotional contemplation of Viṣṇu’s divine order.