Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 48
The Characteristics of Devotion to Hari
अहो चित्रमहो चित्रमहो चित्रमिदं द्विज । हरिनाम्नि स्थिते लोकः संसारे परिवर्त्तते ॥ ४८ ॥
aho citramaho citramaho citramidaṃ dvija | harināmni sthite lokaḥ saṃsāre parivarttate || 48 ||
अहो, किती विचित्र—कितीच विचित्र, हे द्विज! हरिनाम स्थिर असता संसाराच्या फेर्यातही लोक परिवर्तित होतो.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It proclaims the marvel that mere establishment of Hari’s Name—through remembrance and chanting—can reverse the momentum of saṃsāra and reorient life toward liberation.
It centers bhakti on nāma: when Hari-nāma is present in one’s awareness and speech, the devotee’s inner world changes, and worldly entanglement begins to loosen.
The practical takeaway is disciplined recitation (proper pronunciation and repetition), aligning with Śikṣā (phonetics) as a support for effective nāma-japa, though the verse primarily teaches bhakti rather than a technical Vedāṅga.