Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 90
Bhāgīratha’s Bringing of the Gaṅgā
स्वप्रकाशं महात्मानं परं ज्योतिः सनातनम् । यमामनन्ति तत्त्वज्ञाः सवितारं नृचक्षुषाम् ॥ ९० ॥
svaprakāśaṃ mahātmānaṃ paraṃ jyotiḥ sanātanam | yamāmananti tattvajñāḥ savitāraṃ nṛcakṣuṣām || 90 ||
Para arif yang mengetahui kebenaran menyatakan Dia—Maha-Ātman yang bercahaya sendiri, Cahaya tertinggi dan kekal—sebagai Savitṛ, Sang Surya, mata bagi umat manusia.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada; Purva Bhaga dialogue framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It identifies the Supreme Reality as self-luminous, eternal light, and explains that the Sun (Savitṛ) is a manifest symbol of that supreme illumination for embodied beings.
By presenting Savitṛ as an accessible manifestation of the Supreme Light, it supports devotional contemplation—seeing the divine presence in the Sun while remembering the transcendent source beyond form.
It reflects the Vedic solar principle central to daily discipline—linking sacred recitation and contemplation associated with Savitṛ (e.g., solar worship traditions) to tattva-jñāna, a foundation also used in jyotiṣa (astral/solar reckoning) and ritual timing.