Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32
Mārkaṇḍeya-varṇanam
The Description of Mārkaṇḍeya
मृकण्डुतनयस्तावत्स्थितः संजीर्णपर्णवत् । तस्मिन्घोरे जलमये विष्णुशक्त्युपबृंहितः । आत्मानं परमं ध्यायन्स्थितवान्हरिसन्निधौ ॥ ३२ ॥
mṛkaṇḍutanayastāvatsthitaḥ saṃjīrṇaparṇavat | tasminghore jalamaye viṣṇuśaktyupabṛṃhitaḥ | ātmānaṃ paramaṃ dhyāyansthitavānharisannidhau || 32 ||
បន្ទាប់មក កូនប្រុសរបស់ម្រកណ្ឌុ បានស្ថិតស្ងៀមដូចស្លឹកស្ងួត។ ក្នុងមហាសមុទ្រដ៏គួរភ័យនោះ ដែលពេញដោយទឹក គាត់ត្រូវបានគាំទ្រដោយឥទ្ធិពលនៃព្រះវិષ્ણុ ហើយបានស្ថិតនៅជិតស្និទ្ធព្រះហរិ ដោយសមាធិលើអាត្មានដ៏បរម។
Narada (as narrator in dialogue with the Sanatkumara tradition context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It presents unwavering dhyāna as the means to remain established in Hari’s presence even amid pralaya-like terror, showing that Viṣṇu’s śakti sustains the devotee who fixes the mind on the Supreme Self.
Bhakti here is expressed as single-pointed remembrance and meditation—being “at Hari’s side” (hari-sannidhau) through inner absorption, not merely external circumstance.
The verse primarily emphasizes Yoga/Dhyāna rather than a Vedāṅga; practically, it underlines disciplined mental focus (a prerequisite for mantra-japa and ritual steadiness) as the operative spiritual skill.