Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 64
Bhāgīratha’s Bringing of the Gaṅgā
शङ्खचक्रधरो देवः सच्चिदानन्दविग्रहः । प्रत्यक्षतामगात्तस्य राज्ञः सर्वजगद्गुरुः ॥ ६४ ॥
śaṅkhacakradharo devaḥ saccidānandavigrahaḥ | pratyakṣatāmagāttasya rājñaḥ sarvajagadguruḥ || 64 ||
ശംഖചക്രധാരിയായ, സച്ചിദാനന്ദസ്വരൂപനായ ദേവൻ—സകലജഗത്തിന്റെ ഗുരു—ആ രാജാവിന് പ്രത്യക്ഷമായി ദർശനം നൽകി।
Narada (narrating within the Purana’s dialogue tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It declares that sincere devotion culminates in pratyakṣa-darśana—direct experience of Vishnu—who is described as saccidānanda (pure being, awareness, and bliss) and the universal guide.
By showing that the Lord is not merely inferred through scripture or ritual; through mature bhakti, the conch-and-discus-bearing Vishnu becomes personally manifest to the devotee.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this verse; the emphasis is theological—Vishnu’s iconographic marks (śaṅkha, cakra) and the doctrine of experiential realization (pratyakṣa).