Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41
Anadhyaya and the Winds: From Vedic Recitation Protocol to Sanatkumara’s Moksha-Upadesha
शुक उवाच । स्वाध्याये संप्रवृत्तोऽहं ब्रह्मपुत्राधुना स्थितः । त्वद्दर्शनमनुप्राप्तः केनापि सुकृतेन च ॥ ४१ ॥
śuka uvāca | svādhyāye saṃpravṛtto'haṃ brahmaputrādhunā sthitaḥ | tvaddarśanamanuprāptaḥ kenāpi sukṛtena ca || 41 ||
Śuka berkata: “Aku sedang tekun dalam svādhyāya, iaitu pengajian suci, dan kini aku menetap sebagai putera Brahmā. Dengan suatu kebajikan yang entah dari mana, aku telah memperoleh berkat dapat memandang darśana tuan.”
Śuka
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
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The verse highlights that sustained svādhyāya (sacred study) and accumulated sukṛta (merit) culminate in the rare blessing of darśana—meeting an exalted spiritual person—which is treated as a powerful catalyst for mokṣa-oriented life.
While not naming a deity directly, it supports a core bhakti principle: divine/saintly encounter (darśana) is not accidental but arises from prior purity and merit, and such darśana is a doorway to deeper devotion and surrender.
Svādhyāya implies disciplined recitation and study of Vedic texts, aligning with Vedāṅga concerns like Śikṣā (phonetics/recitation discipline) and Vyākaraṇa (grammar) that preserve correct transmission of sacred knowledge.