Shloka 41
Puruṣottama-māhātmya
The Greatness of Puruṣottama Kṣetra
बभूव नृपतिः श्रीमानिंद्रद्युम्न इति श्रुतः । सत्यवादी शुचिर्दक्षः सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः ॥ ४१ ॥
babhūva nṛpatiḥ śrīmāniṃdradyumna iti śrutaḥ | satyavādī śucirdakṣaḥ sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ || 41 ||
પછી એક શ્રીમાન નૃપતિ પ્રગટ થયા, જે ઇન્દ્રદ્યુમ્ન નામે પ્રસિદ્ધ હતા—સત્યવાદી, શુચિ, દક્ષ, અને સર્વ શસ્ત્રધારીઓમાં શ્રેષ્ઠ।
Narada (narrating within the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahatmya discourse to Sanatkumara and the Kumaras)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It establishes Indradyumna as a dharmic ruler—truthful, pure, and disciplined—showing that inner virtue (satyavāda, śauca) is the foundation for tirtha-related merit and sacred outcomes in the Uttara-Bhaga narratives.
By praising truthfulness, purity, and competence, the verse presents the ethical ground on which Vishnu-bhakti and successful religious acts stand—devotion in the Purana is not separated from character and dharma.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is dharmic discipline—truth (satya) and purity (śauca)—as prerequisites for effective ritual life and pilgrimage practice in Narada Purana rituals.