Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 76
Śuka’s Yoga-ascent, the Echo of ‘Bhoḥ’, and the Vaikuṇṭha Vision
नारायणं नमस्कृत्य नरं चैव नरोत्तमम् । आरणेयसमायुक्तः स्वाश्रमं समुपागमत् ॥ ७६ ॥
nārāyaṇaṃ namaskṛtya naraṃ caiva narottamam | āraṇeyasamāyuktaḥ svāśramaṃ samupāgamat || 76 ||
നാരായണനെയും നരന്മാരിൽ ശ്രേഷ്ഠനായ നരനെയും നമസ്കരിച്ചു, ആരണേയനോടുകൂടെ അദ്ദേഹം തന്റെ ആശ്രമത്തിലേക്ക് മടങ്ങി.
Suta (narrator) describing the transition in the narrative
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It models dharmic humility: before continuing action (returning to the āśrama), one first offers reverence to the divine (Nārāyaṇa) and the perfected human ideal (Nara), aligning one’s journey with mokṣa-oriented remembrance.
Bhakti is shown as practical and immediate—through namaskāra (bowing) and mindful remembrance of Nārāyaṇa; devotion is not only discourse but a lived attitude that precedes and sanctifies one’s movements and duties.
The verse highlights ritual etiquette (ācāra) and mantra-logic: beginning any undertaking with salutations (namaskāra) is a standard dharmic practice; it reflects the applied discipline of correct conduct rather than a technical Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.