Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3
Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana
सूत उवाच । श्रृणुध्वमृषयः सर्वे नारदेन सुरर्षिणा । पृष्टं पुनर्यथा प्राह प्रवक्ष्यामि तथैव तत् ॥ ३ ॥
sūta uvāca | śrṛṇudhvamṛṣayaḥ sarve nāradena surarṣiṇā | pṛṣṭaṃ punaryathā prāha pravakṣyāmi tathaiva tat || 3 ||
Sūta berkata: “Wahai para resi sekalian, dengarkanlah. Aku akan menuturkan persis sebagaimana diucapkan—jawaban yang diberikan oleh resi ilahi Nārada ketika ditanya kembali.”
Suta
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It establishes the sacred method of transmission—śravaṇa (listening) to an authoritative lineage—where Sūta faithfully recounts Nārada’s spoken teaching to the assembled sages.
By emphasizing attentive listening to a realized teacher’s words, it highlights śravaṇa as a foundational limb of bhakti, preparing the audience to receive Nārada’s guidance without distortion.
The verse does not teach a specific Vedāṅga topic directly; it underscores disciplined oral recitation and faithful reproduction of speech, a prerequisite for accurate preservation of śāstra (and thus for Vedāṅga study such as vyākaraṇa and śikṣā).