Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 78
Dhvaja-Dhāraṇa Mahātmyam: Sumati–Satyamatī, Humility, and Deliverance by Hari’s Messengers
तत्र सामीप्यमापन्नौ देवदेवस्य चक्रिणः । दिव्यान्भोगान्भुक्तवन्तौ तावत्कालं मुनीश्वर ॥ ७८ ॥
tatra sāmīpyamāpannau devadevasya cakriṇaḥ | divyānbhogānbhuktavantau tāvatkālaṃ munīśvara || 78 ||
तेथे देवदेव चक्रधारीच्या सान्निध्यात पोहोचून, हे मुनीश्वर, त्या दोघांनी त्या काळापर्यंत दिव्य भोगांचा उपभोग घेतला।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
The verse highlights sāṃnidhya (intimate proximity) to Viṣṇu as a supreme reward-state, where the devotee experiences divya-bhoga (divine enjoyment) in the Lord’s presence—signaling a high devotional attainment approaching liberation.
By emphasizing closeness to the cakrin (Viṣṇu) as the fruit, it frames bhakti not merely as ritual merit but as a relationship culminating in sāṃnidhya—dwelling near the Lord and sharing in divine felicity granted by His grace.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Śikṣā) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is phala-vāda in Purāṇic instruction—clearly stating the result (phala) of devotion as proximity to Viṣṇu and divine experience.