Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
Mantraśodhana, Dīkṣā-krama, Guru-Pādukā, Ajapā-Haṃsa, and Ṣaṭcakra-Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana
तत्कर्णे प्रवदेद्विद्यामष्टवारं समाहितः । संप्राप्तविद्यः शिष्योऽपि निपतेद्गुरुपादयोः ॥ ३९ ॥
tatkarṇe pravadedvidyāmaṣṭavāraṃ samāhitaḥ | saṃprāptavidyaḥ śiṣyo'pi nipatedgurupādayoḥ || 39 ||
師は心を一つにして、聖なる教えを弟子の耳に八度誦して授けるべきである。教えを得た弟子もまた、グルの御足に伏して礼拝する。
Narada (teaching in a Vedanga/vidyā transmission context, within the Narada Purana dialogue tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames learning as a sacred transmission (vidyā) that requires the teacher’s focused delivery and the disciple’s humility—knowledge is received through disciplined listening and sealed by reverence to the guru.
While not directly about deity-worship, it expresses bhakti through guru-bhakti: gratitude and surrender at the guru’s feet after receiving instruction, a devotional attitude that supports all spiritual paths.
It highlights the practical pedagogy of Vedic instruction—oral repetition, attentive concentration (samāhita), and proper conduct (ācāra) in the guru–śiṣya system, foundational for Vedanga learning such as Śikṣā (phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa (grammar).