Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 140
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
व्याख्यानशक्तिं कीर्तिं च लभते संपदां चयम् । नृसिंहो माधवो दृष्टो लोहितो निगमादिमः ॥ १४० ॥
vyākhyānaśaktiṃ kīrtiṃ ca labhate saṃpadāṃ cayam | nṛsiṃho mādhavo dṛṣṭo lohito nigamādimaḥ || 140 ||
അവന് വ്യാഖ്യാനശക്തിയും കീർത്തിയും സമ്പത്തിന്റെ സമാഹാരവും ലഭിക്കുന്നു. ഇങ്ങനെ നൃസിംഹസ്വരൂപനായ മാധവൻ ലോഹിതവർണ്ണനായി, വേദങ്ങളുടെ ആദിസ്രോതസ്സായ പരമദേവനായി ദർശിതനാകുന്നു.
Narada (within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that devotion expressed through sacred names/vision of Viṣṇu (Nṛsiṃha–Mādhava) yields both inner attainment—scriptural clarity and the capacity to teach—and outer results like fame and prosperity, while affirming Viṣṇu as the Vedic source (nigamādima).
Bhakti here is shown as transformative remembrance/realization of Nṛsiṃha–Mādhava: by turning to the Lord who is identified with Vedic truth, the devotee’s speech becomes empowered (vyākhyāna-śakti) and life becomes ordered with auspicious results.
It highlights the ideal outcome of Vedanga-based learning—competent explanation and commentary (vyākhyāna) grounded in Vedic authority—suggesting that true eloquence in śāstra arises when study is joined with Viṣṇu-centered devotion.