Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 54
Janaka Instructs Śuka: Āśrama-Sequence, Guru-Dependence, and Marks of Liberation
समालिंग्य सुतं व्यासः स्वपार्श्वस्थं चकार च ॥ ५४ ॥
samāliṃgya sutaṃ vyāsaḥ svapārśvasthaṃ cakāra ca || 54 ||
ដោយអោបកូនប្រុសរបស់ទ្រង់ វ្យាសៈបានដាក់គាត់ឲ្យនៅជិតខាងខ្លួនឯង។
Narrator (Suta) describing the event within the Purana’s dialogue frame
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It highlights the intimate guru–disciple/parent–child closeness that supports transmission of dharma and higher knowledge—teaching that spiritual instruction is grounded in compassion and personal guidance.
Though not explicitly naming bhakti, the gesture of affectionate embrace models the devotional mood (anugraha and intimacy) that later becomes central in Vishnu-bhakti: nearness to the revered teacher and receptivity to grace.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Śikṣā) is taught in this line; it functions as narrative context showing the setting for instruction rather than a technical rule or ritual detail.