Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 58
Nārada’s Hymn to Viṣṇu
Nāradasya Viṣṇu-stavaḥ
इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे प्रथमपादे सनत्कुमारनारदसंवादेनारदकृतविष्णुस्तुतिर्नाम द्वितीयोऽध्यायः ॥ २ ॥
iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge prathamapāde sanatkumāranāradasaṃvādenāradakṛtaviṣṇustutirnāma dvitīyo'dhyāyaḥ || 2 ||
ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീ ബൃഹന്നാരദീയപുരാണത്തിന്റെ പൂർവഭാഗത്തിലെ ആദ്യ പാദത്തിൽ, സനത്കുമാര–നാരദ സംവാദത്തിൽ ‘നാരദകൃത വിഷ്ണുസ്തുതി’ എന്ന പേരിലുള്ള രണ്ടാം അധ്യായം സമാപ്തമായി।
Narratorial colophon (Purāṇic sūta-style editorial closure of the chapter) within the Sanatkumāra–Nārada dialogue framework
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It functions as a colophon that seals the teaching unit: the Purāṇa frames Viṣṇu-bhakti through Nārada’s stuti, marking the completion of a devotional instruction within the Sanatkumāra–Nārada dialogue.
By explicitly naming the chapter as “Viṣṇu-stuti,” it emphasizes praise (stuti) as a core bhakti-practice—devotion expressed through reverent glorification, situated in a guru-disciple style saṃvāda.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this colophon; instead it provides textual organization (adhyāya/pāda/bhāga), useful for accurate citation and recitation practice in Purāṇic study.