Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 62
Śuka’s Yoga-ascent, the Echo of ‘Bhoḥ’, and the Vaikuṇṭha Vision
अधोक्षजाय धर्माय वामनाय त्रिधातवे । घृतार्चिषे विष्णवे तेऽनंताय कपिलायय च ॥ ६२ ॥
adhokṣajāya dharmāya vāmanāya tridhātave | ghṛtārciṣe viṣṇave te'naṃtāya kapilāyaya ca || 62 ||
अधोक्षज, धर्मस्वरूप, वामन, त्रिधातूंचा स्वामी; घृतासारख्या तेजाने दीप्त विष्णू; अनंत व कपिल—आपांस नमस्कार।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)
FAQs
It is a devotional salutation (stuti) that gathers multiple divine epithets—Adhokṣaja, Dharma, Vāmana, Ananta, Kapila—to contemplate Viṣṇu as the transcendent source of righteousness, cosmic order, and liberation.
Bhakti here is practiced through nāma-smaraṇa and stuti: by reverently invoking the Lord’s many names and forms, the devotee fixes the mind on Viṣṇu’s attributes—transcendence, protection, and infinitude—supporting mokṣa-oriented devotion.
The verse uses yajña symbolism—“ghṛtārciṣ” (ghee-like sacrificial radiance)—pointing to ritual vocabulary and the Vedic worship framework (kalpa/prayoga tradition), where ghee and fire imagery signify purity, offering, and divine presence.