Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 86
Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas
प्राप्नुयात्सकलानर्थानन्ते विष्णुपदे व्रजेत् । पुरुषोत्तमसंज्ञस्य विष्णोर्भेदचतुष्टयम् ॥ ८६ ॥
prāpnuyātsakalānarthānante viṣṇupade vrajet | puruṣottamasaṃjñasya viṣṇorbhedacatuṣṭayam || 86 ||
तो सर्व अभिष्ट अर्थ प्राप्त करतो आणि शेवटी विष्णुपदास जातो. पुरुषोत्तम-संज्ञक विष्णूचा हा चतुर्विध भेद आहे।
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links worldly fulfillment (attaining all aims) with the ultimate goal of moksha—reaching Viṣṇu’s abode—by presenting Viṣṇu as Puruṣottama and introducing a structured fourfold theological distinction about Him.
By stating that one who follows this teaching ultimately reaches Viṣṇupada, the verse frames devotion to Puruṣottama Viṣṇu as both sādhana (means) and sādhya (end), yielding benefits in life and liberation after death.
The practical takeaway is classificatory precision (bheda-catuṣṭaya)—a technical, śāstra-style method of organizing doctrine, consistent with Book 1.3’s Vedanga/technical orientation, even though no single Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa) is explicitly named in this line.