Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 81
गङ्गामाहात्म्य — The Greatness of the Gaṅgā
ध्यायन्तमात्मनात्मानं परानन्दैकविग्रहम् । प्रणम्य दण्डवद् भूमौ तुष्टुवुस्त्रिदशास्ततः ॥ ८१ ॥
dhyāyantamātmanātmānaṃ parānandaikavigraham | praṇamya daṇḍavad bhūmau tuṣṭuvustridaśāstataḥ || 81 ||
Melihat Dia yang tenggelam bermeditasi pada Diri-Nya sendiri—wujud tunggal yang hakikatnya kebahagiaan tertinggi—para dewa bersujud dāṇḍavat di bumi lalu melantunkan pujian.
Suta (narrator) describing the scene
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as self-luminous bliss (parānanda) and shows that even the devas approach Him through humility (daṇḍavat praṇāma) and devotion expressed as stuti (hymns).
Bhakti here is modeled as a threefold practice—recognizing the Lord’s transcendence (parānanda), surrendering physically and inwardly (full prostration), and offering loving praise (stotra), which is a direct devotional response to His divine presence.
While no specific Vedanga is taught explicitly, the verse implies the disciplined use of stotra and mantra-like praise (connected with Chandas and Shiksha in practice) and the ritual gesture of daṇḍavat praṇāma as part of devotional worship.