Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 54
Bhāgīratha’s Bringing of the Gaṅgā
देवा ऊचुः । नताःस्म विष्णुं जगदेकनाथं स्मरत्समस्तार्तिहरं परेशम् । स्वभावशुद्धं परिपूर्णभावं वदन्ति यज्ज्ञानतनुं च तज्ज्ञाः ॥ ५४ ॥
devā ūcuḥ | natāḥsma viṣṇuṃ jagadekanāthaṃ smaratsamastārtiharaṃ pareśam | svabhāvaśuddhaṃ paripūrṇabhāvaṃ vadanti yajjñānatanuṃ ca tajjñāḥ || 54 ||
ദേവന്മാർ പറഞ്ഞു—ജഗത്തിന്റെ ഏകനാഥനായ വിഷ്ണുവിനെ ഞങ്ങൾ നമസ്കരിക്കുന്നു; അവനെ സ്മരിച്ചാൽ സകല ആർത്തികളും അകന്നു പോകുന്നു, അവൻ പരമേശ്വരൻ. അവന്റെ സ്വഭാവം ശുദ്ധവും ഭാവം പരിപൂർണ്ണവും; ജ്ഞാനികൾ അവനെ ജ്ഞാനസ്വരൂപനെന്നു പറയുന്നു।
Devas (the gods)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents Viṣṇu as the universal refuge: remembrance (smaraṇa) of Him itself destroys all suffering, and realization of Him as pure, complete, and identical with knowledge leads toward liberation.
It emphasizes bhakti through smaraṇa and namaskāra—bowing and constant remembrance—portraying devotion as an effective, immediate means to overcome distress and turn the mind toward the Supreme.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is sādhana: repeated remembrance (smaraṇa) and praise (stuti) as a disciplined devotional practice.