Shloka 106
Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ
Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony
नारदेन तु भक्त्यासौ भव आराधित: पुरा
nāraden tu bhaktyāsau bhava ārādhitaḥ purā | gītena vāditavyena nityaṃ mām anuyāsyasi ||
पूर्वकाल में देवर्षि नारद ने भक्तिभाव से भव (शिव) की आराधना की थी। उस भक्ति से प्रसन्न होकर भव ने वर दिया—“गीत और वाद्य-वादन के द्वारा तुम सदा मेरा अनुसरण और प्रचार करोगे।”
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Devotion (bhakti) can be authentically expressed through disciplined praise—especially sacred song and music—and such devotional practice becomes a lifelong mode of remembrance and service to the deity.
Vāsudeva recounts an earlier episode: Nārada once worshipped Śiva (Bhava) with devotion, and Śiva, pleased, granted him a boon that Nārada would always follow and honor him through singing and instrumental performance.