Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 76
गङ्गामाहात्म्य — The Greatness of the Gaṅgā
स्वर्गादाहृत्य सततं रम्भाद्या देवयोषितः । भजन्ति सागरास्ता वै कचग्रहबलात्कृताः ॥ ७६ ॥
svargādāhṛtya satataṃ rambhādyā devayoṣitaḥ | bhajanti sāgarāstā vai kacagrahabalātkṛtāḥ || 76 ||
Les faisant descendre sans cesse du ciel, les océans tiennent compagnie aux femmes célestes — Rambhā et les autres — contraintes à cela par la puissance de Kacagraha.
Narada (as narrator within the dialogue tradition with Sanatkumara and the Sanaka brothers)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
FAQs
It frames a Puranic cosmological motif: even celestial beings and natural forces (like the oceans) move under higher powers, reminding the listener that worldly and heavenly phenomena are governed by superior cosmic order rather than personal autonomy.
Indirectly, it supports Bhakti by emphasizing dependence: if even apsarases and oceans are compelled by higher force, then surrender (śaraṇāgati) to the Supreme—often taught in the Narada Purana as devotion to Vishnu—is the stable refuge beyond changing cosmic conditions.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it functions primarily as Puranic cosmology/etiology rather than a technical instruction.