Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 90
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मासत्रये स्थितं तच्च पयो जीवैर्वनेचरैः । भवांस्तत्र समायातो जलशोषादनन्तरम् ॥ ९१ ॥
māsatraye sthitaṃ tacca payo jīvairvanecaraiḥ | bhavāṃstatra samāyāto jalaśoṣādanantaram || 91 ||
ते दूध तीन महिने तेथेच राहिले आणि वनात राहणाऱ्या प्राण्यांनी ते सेवन केले. पाणी आटताच त्यानंतर लगेचच आपण तेथे आला।
Sanatkumara (one of the Sanatkumara brothers), addressing Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It highlights the Purāṇic narrative method: precise timing and circumstance are used to establish causality (nimitta) and set up a later teaching or revelation, showing that events unfold in an ordered, meaningful sequence.
Indirectly, it prepares the scene for instruction—Bhakti in the Narada Purana is often taught through contextual storytelling where a seeker (like Nārada) arrives at a decisive moment that leads to guidance about devotion and dharma.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this line; rather, it uses precise temporal detail (“three months,” “immediately after”) typical of Purāṇic narration that supports later doctrinal points.