Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 77
Bhakti-Śraddhā-Ācāra-Māhātmya and the Commencement of the Mārkaṇḍeya Narrative
पश्यतामेव देवानां तत्रैवान्तरधीयत । तुष्टात्मानः सुरगणां ययुर्नाकं यथागतम् ॥ ७७ ॥
paśyatāmeva devānāṃ tatraivāntaradhīyata | tuṣṭātmānaḥ suragaṇāṃ yayurnākaṃ yathāgatam || 77 ||
દેવતાઓ જોઈ રહ્યા હતા ત્યારે જ તે ત્યાં જ અંતર્ધાન થયો. પછી પ્રસન્નચિત્ત દેવગણ જેમ આવ્યા હતા તેમ જ સ્વર્ગલોકમાં પરત ગયા।
Narada (narrative voice, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It highlights the doctrine of antaradhāna—divine disappearance—showing that higher beings and events are not bound to ordinary visibility; the devas’ satisfied return indicates the completion of a divine purpose without attachment.
Indirectly, it teaches that the divine may appear and vanish suddenly; bhakti therefore matures into steady remembrance and trust rather than dependence on constant outward signs.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it functions as narrative closure describing the devas’ movement to svarga after witnessing a divine event.