Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9
Bharata’s Attachment and the Palanquin Teaching on ‘I’ and ‘Mine’
शालग्रामं महाक्षेत्रं मुमुक्षुजनसेवितम् । तत्रासौ तापसो तापसो भूत्वा विष्णोराराधनं मुने ॥ ९ ॥
śālagrāmaṃ mahākṣetraṃ mumukṣujanasevitam | tatrāsau tāpaso tāpaso bhūtvā viṣṇorārādhanaṃ mune || 9 ||
Śālagrāma adalah wilayah suci yang agung, didatangi para pencari mokṣa. Di sana, wahai resi, ia menjadi seorang tapasvī sejati dan melakukan pemujaan kepada Bhagavān Viṣṇu.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents Śālagrāma as a mokṣa-oriented tīrtha where sincere ascetic discipline (tapas) culminates in Viṣṇu-ārādhana, emphasizing liberation through devoted worship in a sanctified setting.
Bhakti is shown as active worship of Viṣṇu performed with a purified life of austerity; the verse links inner renunciation (tāpasya) with outward devotion (ārādhana) as a direct means for mumukṣus.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ritual-devotional practice—Viṣṇu-ārādhana—grounded in tapas and tīrtha-sevā.