Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45
Bhakti-Śraddhā-Ācāra-Māhātmya and the Commencement of the Mārkaṇḍeya Narrative
पादाङ्गुष्टाग्रनिर्यातगङ्गाशीताम्बुपावनः । सूक्ष्मात्सूक्ष्मतरो देवो ब्रह्माण्डग्रासंबृंहितः ॥ ४५ ॥
pādāṅguṣṭāgraniryātagaṅgāśītāmbupāvanaḥ | sūkṣmātsūkṣmataro devo brahmāṇḍagrāsaṃbṛṃhitaḥ || 45 ||
જેનાં પાદાંગુષ્ઠના અગ્રભાગથી શીતળ જળવાળી પાવન ગંગા પ્રગટ થાય છે—તે દેવ સૂક્ષ્મથી પણ સૂક્ષ્મતર છે; છતાં બ્રહ્માંડને ગ્રાસ કરી શકે એવો વિરાટ છે।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the Lord as simultaneously immanent and transcendent: the source of Gaṅgā’s purifying grace, subtler than all subtle realities, yet possessing the cosmic magnitude to contain the entire universe—guiding devotion toward an all-pervading Vishnu.
By focusing the mind on Vishnu’s auspicious signs (Gaṅgā arising from His toe) and His limitless nature, the verse encourages reverent remembrance (smaraṇa) and surrender—core movements of Vishnu-bhakti in the Narada Purana’s teaching style.
While not a technical Vedāṅga lesson, it supports tīrtha and snāna (ritual bathing) doctrine by identifying Gaṅgā as intrinsically purifying due to divine origin—useful for dharma-oriented practice and pilgrimage context.