Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 58
Śuka’s Yoga-ascent, the Echo of ‘Bhoḥ’, and the Vaikuṇṭha Vision
आदित्यसोमनेत्राय सहओजोबलाय च । ईज्याय साक्षिणेऽजायबहुशीर्षांघ्रिबाहवे ॥ ५८ ॥
ādityasomanetrāya sahaojobalāya ca | ījyāya sākṣiṇe'jāyabahuśīrṣāṃghribāhave || 58 ||
જેનાં નેત્ર સૂર્ય અને ચંદ્ર છે, જે સાહસ-ઓજ-બળથી યુક્ત છે—તેમને નમસ્કાર; પૂજ્ય સાક્ષીને નમસ્કાર; અજન્મા, અનેક શિર, પગ અને ભુજાવાળા પ્રભુને નમસ્કાર।
Narada (in a hymn of praise within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
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It presents the Lord as the cosmic and all-pervading Reality—Sun and Moon as His eyes and the universe as His many-limbed form—while emphasizing His role as the inner Witness (sākṣin), a key contemplation for moksha.
Bhakti here is expressed through nāma–guṇa stuti (praise by divine attributes): worshipping the Lord as ījya (worthy of worship) and remembering Him as aja (unborn) and sākṣin (witness) stabilizes devotion beyond mere external ritual.
While not teaching a specific Vedanga directly, it reflects Upasana-style usage of cosmic correspondences (Sun/Moon imagery) that commonly supports ritual contemplation and mantra-meaning alignment (nirukta/arthavāda sense) in Vedic practice.