Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 73
गङ्गामाहात्म्य — The Greatness of the Gaṅgā
अंशुमान्नाम तनयो बभूव ह्यसमंजसः । शास्त्रज्ञो गुणवान्धर्मी पितामहहिते रतः ॥ ७३ ॥
aṃśumānnāma tanayo babhūva hyasamaṃjasaḥ | śāstrajño guṇavāndharmī pitāmahahite rataḥ || 73 ||
അസമഞ്ജസന് അംശുമാൻ എന്ന പുത്രൻ ജനിച്ചു; അദ്ദേഹം ശാസ്ത്രജ്ഞൻ, ഗുണവാൻ, ധർമ്മനിഷ്ഠൻ, പിതാമഹഹിതത്തിൽ നിരതൻ ആയിരുന്നു.
Suta (narrating the Purana’s account)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents Aṃśumān as an ideal dharmic figure: scripturally grounded, virtuous, and oriented toward selfless service—especially the welfare of elders—showing that lineage is sanctified by conduct, not merely birth.
While not explicitly naming Vishnu-bhakti, it models the bhakti-like discipline of selfless dedication (rati) and humility through service to a revered elder, aligning personal virtue with higher duty.
The verse emphasizes śāstra-jñāna—competence in authoritative texts and disciplines used to guide dharma and rajadharma—rather than a specific Vedanga like Jyotiṣa or Vyākaraṇa.