Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 4
The Greatness of Viṣṇu
Uttaṅka’s Hymn, Hari’s Manifestation, and the Boon of Bhakti
यन्नाभिजाब्जप्रभवो विधाता सृजत्यमुं लोकसमुच्चयं च । यत्क्रोधतो हन्ति जगच्च रुद्र स्तमादिदेवं प्रणतोऽस्मि विष्णुम् ॥ ४ ॥
yannābhijābjaprabhavo vidhātā sṛjatyamuṃ lokasamuccayaṃ ca | yatkrodhato hanti jagacca rudra stamādidevaṃ praṇato'smi viṣṇum || 4 ||
ខ្ញុំសូមក្រាបបង្គំដល់ព្រះវិષ્ણុ ព្រះអាទិទេវនោះ—ដោយព្រះអង្គ ព្រះវិធាតា ព្រះព្រហ្មា ដែលកើតពីផ្កាឈូកលេចពីផ្ចិតព្រះអង្គ បានបង្កើតសមាសភាពនៃលោកទាំងមូល; ហើយដោយកំហឹងព្រះអង្គ ព្រះរុទ្រាបំផ្លាញសកលលោក។
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It establishes Vishnu as Ādideva—the ultimate cause behind both creation (through Brahmā) and dissolution (through Rudra), directing the devotee’s surrender to the supreme source rather than to secondary functions.
Bhakti here is expressed as praṇāma (humble surrender): recognizing Vishnu’s cosmic lordship and offering reverence to Him as the inner power enabling all divine roles in the universe.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is theological clarity used in mantra-stuti and pūjā—addressing Vishnu as the primal Lord even while acknowledging Brahmā and Rudra’s cosmic functions.