Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 82
Bhakti-Śraddhā-Ācāra-Māhātmya and the Commencement of the Mārkaṇḍeya Narrative
अश्रुभिः क्षालयंस्तस्य चरणौ हर्षसंभवैः । शिरस्यञ्चलिमाधाय स्तोतुं समुपचक्रमे ॥ ८२ ॥
aśrubhiḥ kṣālayaṃstasya caraṇau harṣasaṃbhavaiḥ | śirasyañcalimādhāya stotuṃ samupacakrame || 82 ||
ដោយទឹកភ្នែកកើតពីសេចក្តីរីករាយ គាត់លាងព្រះបាទរបស់ព្រះអង្គ ហើយដាក់ដៃប្រណម្យលើក្បាល បន្ទាប់មកចាប់ផ្តើមសរសើរ។
Sūta (narrator) describing the devotee’s act of reverence within the Narada–Sanatkumāra dialogue frame
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It presents bhakti as embodied reverence: joy-born tears sanctify the act of serving the revered one’s feet, and añjali on the head expresses complete surrender before beginning praise.
Bhakti is shown as heartfelt and physical service (pāda-sevā) joined with humility (añjali) and then expressed as stotra—devotion moving from inner emotion to disciplined worship.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; it instead highlights ritual etiquette (ācāra) associated with respectful worship and the proper commencement of hymns.