Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
दिव्योद्याने विवस्वत्प्रतिममणिमये मण्डपे योगपीठे मध्ये यः सर्ववेदांतमयसुरतरोः संनिविष्टो मुकुन्दः । वेदैः कल्पद्रुरूपैः शिखरिशतसमालंबिकोशैश्चतुर्भिर्न्यायैस्तर्कैपुराणैः स्मृतिभिरभिवृतस्तादृशैश्चामराद्यैः ॥ ३४ ॥
divyodyāne vivasvatpratimamaṇimaye maṇḍape yogapīṭhe madhye yaḥ sarvavedāṃtamayasurataroḥ saṃniviṣṭo mukundaḥ | vedaiḥ kalpadrurūpaiḥ śikhariśatasamālaṃbikośaiścaturbhirnyāyaistarkaipurāṇaiḥ smṛtibhirabhivṛtastādṛśaiścāmarādyaiḥ || 34 ||
ദിവ്യോദ്യാനത്തിൽ, സൂര്യസമാനമായി ദീപ്തമായ മണിമയ മണ്ഡപത്തിലെ യോഗപീഠത്തിൽ, സർവ്വവേദാന്തസാരരൂപമായ കൽപതരുവിന്റെ മദ്ധ്യേ മുകുന്ദൻ ആസീനനാകുന്നു. വേദങ്ങൾ കൽപദ്രുരൂപത്തിൽ, ചതുർവിധ ന്യായ-തർക്കങ്ങൾ, പുരാണങ്ങൾ, സ്മൃതികൾ എന്നിവ ചാമരാദി രാജചിഹ്നങ്ങളെന്നപോലെ അവനെ ചുറ്റിനിൽക്കുന്നു.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents Mukunda (Vishnu) as the central reality of Vedānta, with all authoritative scriptures—Vedas, Smṛtis, Purāṇas, and logical disciplines—depicted as attendants, implying that true knowledge culminates in devotion and realization of Vishnu.
By placing Mukunda enthroned at the center and making the Vedas and related texts serve Him, the verse teaches that study and reasoning are meant to mature into surrender and loving devotion to Vishnu, the giver of moksha.
The verse emphasizes disciplined inquiry through Nyāya and Tarka—methods of reasoning used to clarify scriptural meaning—showing how technical study supports correct understanding of Vedānta and thus strengthens Vishnu-bhakti.