Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 83
Bhakti-Śraddhā-Ācāra-Māhātmya and the Commencement of the Mārkaṇḍeya Narrative
मृकण्डुरुवाच । नमः परेशाय परात्मरुपिणे परात्परस्प्रात्परतः पराय । अपारपाराय परानुकर्त्रे नमः परेभ्यः परपारणाय ॥ ८३ ॥
mṛkaṇḍuruvāca | namaḥ pareśāya parātmarupiṇe parātparasprātparataḥ parāya | apārapārāya parānukartre namaḥ parebhyaḥ parapāraṇāya || 83 ||
Mṛkaṇḍu dit : Hommage au Seigneur Suprême, dont la forme est le Paramātman—plus haut que le plus haut, au-delà de tout au-delà; le Transcendant ultime. Hommage à Celui dont l’autre rive est inatteignable, qui conduit les êtres vers le Suprême; hommage à Celui qui dépasse toute transcendance, Celui qui fait traverser jusqu’à la rive dernière.
Mṛkaṇḍu
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It is a compact Vedāntic-styled hymn identifying the Lord as Paramātman—utterly transcendent and the sole power who enables crossing beyond saṃsāra to liberation (the ‘further shore’).
Bhakti appears here as stuti (praise) and śaraṇāgati (taking refuge): the devotee bows to the Supreme as the guide who leads beings to the Highest, implying reliance on divine grace rather than mere self-effort.
The verse primarily functions as a devotional stotra rather than a technical Vedāṅga lesson; its practical takeaway is mantra-like usage in japa/pūjā as a concise praise invoking the Lord as Paramātman and mokṣa-dātā (giver of liberation).