Shloka 4
The Prayers of the Personified Vedas (Śruti-stuti) and the Indescribable Absolute
अत्र ते वर्णयिष्यामि गाथां नारायणान्विताम् । नारदस्य च संवादमृषेर्नारायणस्य च ॥ ४ ॥
atra te varṇayiṣyāmi gāthāṁ nārāyaṇānvitām nāradasya ca saṁvādam ṛṣer nārāyaṇasya ca
ここで私は、ナーラーヤナに結びつく聖なる物語を語ろう。それは、かつて聖者シュリー・ナーラーヤナ仙とナーラダ・ムニとの間に交わされた対話である。
Lord Nārāyaṇa is connected in two ways with the following narration: as its speaker and as the subject it describes.
FAQs
It introduces a Nārāyaṇa-centered sacred narration, specifically the dialogue between Nārada and the sage Nārāyaṇa, which frames the teachings and prayers in this chapter.
Because it anchors the chapter’s philosophical and devotional conclusions in an authoritative exchange connected directly to Nārāyaṇa, guiding the listener toward the intended bhakti-centered understanding.
By approaching spiritual study as a Nārāyaṇa-centered hearing process—seeking teachings that lead to devotion, and learning through authentic dialogues and guru-disciple style inquiry.