Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 31
Dhvajāropaṇa and Dhvajāgopaṇa: Procedure, Stotra, and Phala (Merit) of Raising Viṣṇu’s Flag
यद्ब्रह्म परमं धाम सर्वलोकोत्तमोत्तमम् । निर्गुणं परमं सूक्ष्मं प्रणतोऽस्ति पुनः पुनः ॥ ३१ ॥
yadbrahma paramaṃ dhāma sarvalokottamottamam | nirguṇaṃ paramaṃ sūkṣmaṃ praṇato'sti punaḥ punaḥ || 31 ||
ആ ബ്രഹ്മത്തോട്—പരമധാമം, സർവലോകങ്ങളേക്കാൾ ഉത്തമോത്തമം, നിർഗുണം, പരമം, അതിസൂക്ഷ്മം—ഞാൻ വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും പ്രണാമം ചെയ്യുന്നു।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It centers liberation-oriented contemplation: the Supreme Reality is beyond worldly hierarchies, beyond the guṇas, and is realized as the subtlest Brahman—hence the repeated act of surrender and reverence.
Bhakti is expressed as continual pranāma—humble, repeated surrender—directed to the highest Reality; even when described as nirguṇa and subtle, the verse models devotion through constant remembrance and homage.
No specific Vedāṅga practice is taught in this verse; its practical takeaway is the disciplined repetition of stuti/pranāma as a contemplative aid aligned with Vedāntic discernment.