Shloka 28
Samayakaraṇa
Determination of Proper Times / Formalizing the Condition
श्रुत्वा कीर्ति स्मरोपेता मंदरं कनकाचलम् । परित्यज्य सुरान्सर्वान्विश्वंभरपुरोगमान् ॥ २८ ॥
śrutvā kīrti smaropetā maṃdaraṃ kanakācalam | parityajya surānsarvānviśvaṃbharapurogamān || 28 ||
उस पवित्र कीर्ति को सुनकर, स्मरण से परिपूर्ण होकर, वह कनकाचल मंदर पर्वत को चली गई—विश्वंभर के अग्रगामी समस्त देवों को भी छोड़कर।
Suta (narrating within the Uttara-Bhaga Tirtha-Mahatmya frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It highlights kīrti-śravaṇa (hearing sacred glory) as a catalyst for transformation: remembrance awakens, and the seeker is drawn toward a tirtha (Mandara), even surpassing ordinary celestial attractions.
Bhakti is shown as arising from śravaṇa (hearing) leading to smṛti (constant remembrance), which then impels decisive movement toward Viṣṇu-centered sacred space and practice.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is the Narada Purana’s ritual principle that śravaṇa of a tirtha’s māhātmya is itself a preparatory sādhana for pilgrimage and worship.