Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27
Vāmana’s Advent, Aditi’s Hymn, Bali’s Gift, and the Mahatmya of Bhū-dāna
यो देवस्त्यक्तसङ्गानां शान्तानं करुणार्णवः । करोति ह्यात्मनः सङ्गं तं देवं सङ्गवर्जितम् ॥ २७ ॥
yo devastyaktasaṅgānāṃ śāntānaṃ karuṇārṇavaḥ | karoti hyātmanaḥ saṅgaṃ taṃ devaṃ saṅgavarjitam || 27 ||
സംഗത്യാഗികളായ ശാന്തന്മാർക്കു കരുണാസമുദ്രമായ ആ ദേവൻ, അവരെ തന്റെ സാന്നിധ്യ-സംഗത്തിലേക്ക് സ്വീകരിക്കുന്നു; എങ്കിലും ആ ദേവൻ സ്വയം പൂർണ്ണ അസംഗൻ—ആ അസംഗ പ്രഭുവിനെ ഞാൻ വന്ദിക്കുന്നു।
Sanatkumāra (teaching Nārada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It teaches that the Lord, though eternally unattached, compassionately grants His own divine association to those who become peaceful and free from worldly attachment—showing grace as the bridge from renunciation to liberation.
Bhakti here is marked by inner detachment (tyakta-saṅga) and calmness (śānta). When devotion is purified of clinging, the Lord draws the devotee into closeness with Himself, without the Lord being bound by any attachment.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is ethical-spiritual discipline—cultivating vairāgya (non-attachment) and śama (tranquility) as prerequisites for higher knowledge and devotion.