Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 95
Bhakti-Śraddhā-Ācāra-Māhātmya and the Commencement of the Mārkaṇḍeya Narrative
श्रीभगवानुवाच । सत्यत्प्रुक्तं त्वया ब्रह्मान्प्रीतीऽस्मि तव पण्डित । मद्दर्शनं हि विफलं न कदाचिद्भविष्यति ॥ ९५ ॥
śrībhagavānuvāca | satyatpruktaṃ tvayā brahmānprītī'smi tava paṇḍita | maddarśanaṃ hi viphalaṃ na kadācidbhaviṣyati || 95 ||
श्रीभगवान म्हणाले—हे ब्राह्मण, तू सत्यच बोललास; हे पंडित, मी तुझ्यावर प्रसन्न आहे. माझे दर्शन कधीही निष्फळ होत नाही—कधीही व्यर्थ ठरणार नाही.
Sri Bhagavan (Vishnu)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It declares Bhagavan’s assurance that true words and sincerity please Him, and that His darśana inevitably yields spiritual fruit—strengthening faith in divine grace (anugraha).
By emphasizing that Bhagavan responds to truthful, sincere devotion and that encountering Him (darśana) is never wasted, the verse reinforces bhakti as a direct, result-bearing path.
The verse mainly highlights dharmic speech (satya-vacana) rather than a specific Vedāṅga; practically, it teaches disciplined truthful utterance as a foundational observance supporting mantra, worship, and devotional practice.