Bhakti-Śraddhā-Ācāra-Māhātmya and the Commencement of the Mārkaṇḍeya Narrative
नमो हिरण्यगर्भाय नमो ब्रह्मादिरुपिणे । नमः सूर्य्यादिरुपाय हव्यकव्यभुजे नमः ॥ ६२ ॥
namo hiraṇyagarbhāya namo brahmādirupiṇe | namaḥ sūryyādirupāya havyakavyabhuje namaḥ || 62 ||
ヒラニヤガルバに敬礼します。ブラフマーをはじめ諸神の姿を取られる御方に敬礼します。太陽をはじめ万有として顕れる御方に敬礼し、神々と祖霊に捧げられる供物(ハヴィヤ・カヴィヤ)を受け召される御方に敬礼します。
Narada (as a hymn of salutation within the dialogue framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It affirms the Purāṇic vision of one Supreme reality manifesting as cosmic creation (Hiraṇyagarbha), as deities like Brahmā, and as the solar principle, while also being the inner recipient of all sacrificial and ancestral offerings.
By offering repeated salutations to the Supreme in multiple recognizable forms, the verse models bhakti as reverent remembrance (stuti) that sees all divine functions—creation, illumination, and ritual reception—as belonging to the One.
It points to ritual categories used in Kalpa (Vedāṅga for rites): havya (deva-offerings) and kavya (pitṛ-offerings), clarifying that both streams of oblation are ultimately received by the same divine principle.