Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 127
गङ्गामाहात्म्य — The Greatness of the Gaṅgā
नमो ब्रह्मन्मुने तुभ्यं नमस्ते ब्रह्ममूर्त्तये । नमो ब्रह्मण्यशीलाय ब्रह्मध्यानपराय च ॥ १२७ ॥
namo brahmanmune tubhyaṃ namaste brahmamūrttaye | namo brahmaṇyaśīlāya brahmadhyānaparāya ca || 127 ||
Wahai resi yang teguh bersemayam dalam Brahman, hamba bersujud; wahai yang wujudnya sendiri adalah Brahman, hamba menghaturkan pranam. Salam bakti kepada yang berperilaku suci berlandas Brahman dan senantiasa tekun dalam meditasi Brahman.
Narada (addressing the Brahman-realized sage in the dialogue framework with the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
The verse models the Narada Purana’s ideal of approaching sacred teaching through humility: honoring a realized teacher as one established in Brahman, whose life and meditation are centered on the Absolute, which prepares the listener for moksha-oriented instruction.
Though framed as knowledge of Brahman, the repeated “namo” expresses devotional reverence toward the realized sage; in Purāṇic pedagogy, such bhakti (śraddhā and namaskāra) is a gateway that steadies the mind for higher contemplation and right practice.
The practical takeaway is disciplined dhyāna (meditation) and proper reverential conduct toward the guru; while no single Vedāṅga is explicitly taught, the verse reflects the Vedic method of beginning instruction with auspicious salutations and mental preparation.