Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 113
Prāyaścitta for Mahāpātakas and the Sin-destroying Power of Viṣṇu-smaraṇa
यजंति ये विष्णुमनंतमूर्तिं निरीक्ष्य चाकारगतं वरेण्यम् । वेदांतवेद्यं भवरोगवैद्यं ते यांति मर्त्याः पदमच्युतस्य ॥ ११३ ॥
yajaṃti ye viṣṇumanaṃtamūrtiṃ nirīkṣya cākāragataṃ vareṇyam | vedāṃtavedyaṃ bhavarogavaidyaṃ te yāṃti martyāḥ padamacyutasya || 113 ||
जे मर्त्य अनंतमूर्ती विष्णूची उपासना करतात—पवित्र ‘अ’ अक्षरात स्थित परम वरेण्य प्रभूचे ध्यान करून—जो वेदान्ताने ज्ञेय आणि भव-रोगाचा वैद्य आहे, ते अच्युताच्या परम पदास पोहोचतात.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that worship combined with contemplative insight—seeing Viṣṇu as the Vedānta-known reality and as the cure for saṁsāra—leads to Acyuta’s supreme abode (mokṣa).
Bhakti here is not only external worship (yajanti) but also inner contemplation (nirīkṣya) of Viṣṇu’s transcendent nature; such devotion, grounded in right understanding, culminates in liberation.
The verse points to mantra-principles and phonetic contemplation of ākāra (the ‘A’ sound), aligning with Śikṣā (Vedic phonetics) and Upaniṣadic/Vedānta interpretation of sacred syllables.