Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15
Mārkaṇḍeya-varṇanam
The Description of Mārkaṇḍeya
आत्मवान्सत्यसन्धश्च मार्तण्डसदृशप्रभः । वशी शान्तो महाज्ञानी सर्वतत्त्वार्थकोविदः ॥ १५ ॥
ātmavānsatyasandhaśca mārtaṇḍasadṛśaprabhaḥ | vaśī śānto mahājñānī sarvatattvārthakovidaḥ || 15 ||
ព្រះឥសីមានការគ្រប់គ្រងខ្លួន និងសច្ចាសន្ធៈស្មោះត្រង់ចំពោះពាក្យសន្យា; ពន្លឺរុងរឿងដូចព្រះអាទិត្យ; មានវិន័យ គ្រប់គ្រងអារម្មណ៍ ស្ងប់ស្ងាត់ ជាមហាជ្ញានី និងជ្រាបច្បាស់ន័យនៃតត្ត្វទាំងអស់។
Suta (narrator) describing the exalted sage being discussed in the dialogue context
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It lists the hallmark qualities of a spiritually perfected person—truthfulness, inner mastery, serenity, and insight into tattvas—showing that realization is recognized by character and clarity, not merely by ritual status.
Bhakti in the Narada Purana is sustained by sattvic virtues: keeping vows, controlling the senses, and maintaining peace; these traits purify the heart so devotion becomes steady and luminous like the Sun.
While no single Vedanga is named, the phrase “knower of the meaning of all tattvas” implies mastery of interpretive knowledge used in Vedic study—especially disciplined understanding of meaning (artha) and correct discernment essential for śāstra-based practice.