Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22
Dhvaja-Dhāraṇa Mahātmyam: Sumati–Satyamatī, Humility, and Deliverance by Hari’s Messengers
विनञ्चवनतं भूपं स निरीक्ष्य मुनीश्वरः । स्पृशन्करेण तं प्रीत्युवाचातिहर्षितः ॥ २२ ॥
vinañcavanataṃ bhūpaṃ sa nirīkṣya munīśvaraḥ | spṛśankareṇa taṃ prītyuvācātiharṣitaḥ || 22 ||
വിനയത്തോടെ നമിച്ച രാജാവിനെ കണ്ട മുനീശ്വരൻ സ്നേഹദൃഷ്ടിയോടെ അവനെ നോക്കി; പിന്നെ പ്രീതിയോടെ കൈകൊണ്ട് സ്പർശിച്ച് അത്യന്തം ഹർഷത്തോടെ സംസാരിച്ചു।
Munishvara (a great sage) addressing the king (Bhupa)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It highlights vinaya (humble surrender) as the doorway to anugraha (grace): when the seeker bows sincerely, the sage responds with affection and joyful instruction.
Bhakti begins with reverent approach—humility before the saintly. The sage’s loving touch and delighted speech model compassionate guidance that nourishes devotion and faith.
No specific Vedanga is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is the discipline of proper approach to instruction—respectful conduct before receiving mantra, vrata guidance, or puranic teachings.