Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 63
Dhvaja-Dhāraṇa Mahātmyam: Sumati–Satyamatī, Humility, and Deliverance by Hari’s Messengers
एतच्त्छुवातिकुपिता विष्णुदूता महौजसः । प्रत्यूचूस्तान्यमभटानधर्मे धर्ममानिनः ॥ ६३ ॥
etactchuvātikupitā viṣṇudūtā mahaujasaḥ | pratyūcūstānyamabhaṭānadharme dharmamāninaḥ || 63 ||
हे ऐकून महौजस्वी विष्णुदूत अत्यंत क्रुद्ध झाले आणि यमभटांना प्रत्युत्तर देऊ लागले—जे अधर्मात असूनही स्वतःला धर्मनिष्ठ मानत होते.
Narrator (Suta-like narration describing the scene; the next speech is by the Vishnudutas)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It highlights that mere institutional authority is not dharma; true dharma is aligned with Bhagavān Viṣṇu, and those who protect devotion and righteousness can challenge even Yama’s agents when they act against dharma.
By portraying Viṣṇu’s attendants as defenders of the devotee, it reinforces a core bhakti teaching: surrender to Viṣṇu brings divine guardianship, and the Lord’s grace overrides punitive forces when devotion is genuine.
The verse primarily teaches Dharma-śāstra discernment (right conduct vs. self-righteousness). It does not directly present a Vedāṅga technical topic like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa, but it stresses correct application of dharma rather than mere claims of legality.