Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 67
Bhakti-Śraddhā-Ācāra-Māhātmya and the Commencement of the Mārkaṇḍeya Narrative
तं दृष्य्वा देवसंघास्ते तत्तेजोहततेजसः । नमश्चक्रुर्मुदा युक्ता अष्टांगौरवनिं गताः ॥ ६७ ॥
taṃ dṛṣyvā devasaṃghāste tattejohatatejasaḥ | namaścakrurmudā yuktā aṣṭāṃgauravaniṃ gatāḥ || 67 ||
તેમને જોઈ તે દેવસમૂહો—જેઓનું તેજ તેમના તેજથી ઓસરાઈ ગયું—આનંદથી નમસ્કાર કરવા લાગ્યા અને ભક્તિપૂર્વક અષ્ટાંગ પ્રણામ કરીને ધરતી પર પડી ગયા.
Narada (narration within the Purana’s dialogue framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It highlights the transformative power of darśana: even the devas, famed for brilliance, become humble when confronted with superior divine tejas, responding with joyful surrender and reverent prostration.
Bhakti is shown as an embodied response—namaskāra and aṣṭāṅga-pranāma—where the devotee acknowledges the Lord’s supremacy, letting egoic “radiance” subside into reverence and glad surrender.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Śikṣā) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is ritual decorum (ācāra) in worship—offering respectful namaskāra and aṣṭāṅga-pranāma upon divine encounter.