Shloka 6
Nāga–Nāgabhāryā Saṃvāda: Varṇa-Dharma, Gṛhastha-Discipline, and Mokṣa-Self-Inquiry
Mahābhārata 12.347
अतः आपके उस उपदेशसे प्रभावित होकर मैं प्रतिदिन अविनाशी भगवान् वैकुण्ठका यजन करता हूँ। उन्हींसे सर्वप्रथम लोकपितामह ब्रह्माजी प्रकट हुए हैं ।।
mama vai pitaraṁ prītaḥ parameṣṭhy apy ajījanat | ahaṁ saṅkalpajas tasya putraḥ prathamakalpitaḥ ||
ナーラダは言った。「彼が喜ばれたとき、至上主はまず我が父、尊きパラメーシュティン・ブラフマーを生じさせた。私はブラフマーの意より生まれた子であり、彼の最初の子らの一人として定められている。ゆえにその教えに動かされ、私は日々、不滅の主ヴァイクンタを礼拝する。」
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes devotion to the imperishable Lord (Vaikuṇṭha/Viṣṇu) as the supreme source of creation: even Brahmā, the cosmic progenitor, arises from Him. It also highlights the lineage of spiritual-cosmic transmission—Nārada as a mind-born son of Brahmā—grounding authority in a sacred origin.
Nārada speaks about his daily worship of Lord Vaikuṇṭha, explaining that the Lord first manifested Brahmā (his father). He then identifies himself as Brahmā’s saṅkalpaja (mind-born) son, among the earliest created beings, thereby situating his testimony within the cosmic genealogy.