Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1
The Exposition of Spiritual Knowledge
Jñāna-pradarśanam
सनक उवाच । पुनर्वक्ष्यामि माहात्म्यं देवदेवस्य चक्रिणः । पठतां शृण्वतां सद्यः पापराशिः प्रणश्यति 1. ॥ १ ॥
sanaka uvāca | punarvakṣyāmi māhātmyaṃ devadevasya cakriṇaḥ | paṭhatāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ sadyaḥ pāparāśiḥ praṇaśyati 1. || 1 ||
സനകൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ചക്രധാരിയായ ദേവദേവൻ (വിഷ്ണു)യുടെ മഹാത്മ്യം ഞാൻ വീണ്ടും പ്രസ്താവിക്കുന്നു. പാരായണം ചെയ്യുന്നവർക്കും ശ്രവിക്കുന്നവർക്കും പാപസമൂഹം ഉടൻ നശിക്കുന്നു।
Sanaka
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It establishes śravaṇa (hearing) and pāṭha (recitation) of Viṣṇu’s māhātmya as direct purifying practices, asserting immediate destruction of accumulated pāpa through devotional contact with the Lord’s glory.
By highlighting listening and recitation as effective devotional limbs (bhakti-aṅgas), the verse frames bhakti as accessible: engaging the mind and speech in Viṣṇu-kathā quickly cleanses sin and turns the heart toward the Lord.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught here; the practical takeaway is the sādhana-method of śravaṇa and pāṭha—structured listening/recitation of sacred narrative as a purificatory discipline.