Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 61
Śuka’s Yoga-ascent, the Echo of ‘Bhoḥ’, and the Vaikuṇṭha Vision
गोविंदाय जगत्कर्त्रे जगन्नाथाय योगिने । सत्याय सत्यसंधाय वैकुंठायाच्युताय च ॥ ६१ ॥
goviṃdāya jagatkartre jagannāthāya yogine | satyāya satyasaṃdhāya vaikuṃṭhāyācyutāya ca || 61 ||
ജഗത്തിൻ കർത്താവായ ഗോവിന്ദനു, ജഗന്നാഥനായ പരമയോഗിക്കു, സത്യസ്വരൂപനും സദാ സത്യസങ്കൽപനും ആയവനു, വൈകുണ്ഠനും അച്യുതപ്രഭുവിനും നമസ്കാരം।
Narada (praising Vishnu within Moksha-Dharma discourse, traditionally in dialogue context with Sanatkumara lineage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It is a concentrated Vishnu-stuti that anchors liberation (moksha) in remembrance of the Lord’s core attributes—creatorhood, lordship, yogic mastery, absolute truth, and infallibility—making devotion a direct means to inner steadiness and God-realization.
Bhakti here is practiced as nāma-smaraṇa and stuti: by saluting Vishnu through potent epithets (Govinda, Jagannatha, Vaikuntha, Acyuta), the devotee aligns mind and speech with the Lord’s qualities, which purifies intention and supports moksha-oriented living.
The verse primarily exemplifies mantra-style eulogy and disciplined recitation (useful for Śikṣā—pronunciation and cadence). It is not a technical Vedāṅga passage on Jyotiṣa or Vyākaraṇa, but it supports correct chanting practice central to Vedic ritual and devotion.