Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3
Dhvaja-Dhāraṇa Mahātmyam: Sumati–Satyamatī, Humility, and Deliverance by Hari’s Messengers
सनक उवाच । श्रृणुष्वैकमनाः पुण्यमितिहासं पुरातनम् । ब्रह्मणा कथितं मह्यं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् ॥ ३ ॥
sanaka uvāca | śrṛṇuṣvaikamanāḥ puṇyamitihāsaṃ purātanam | brahmaṇā kathitaṃ mahyaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam || 3 ||
Sanaka berkata: Dengarlah dengan hati yang tertumpu satu arah akan kisah suci purba ini, yang diceritakan kepadaku oleh Brahmā—yang memusnahkan segala dosa.
Sanaka
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It establishes śravaṇa (devout listening) to an ancient, Brahmā-transmitted sacred narrative as a direct means of pāpa-kṣaya (destruction of sin) and inner purification.
By instructing single-minded listening to a sacred account, it highlights a core bhakti discipline—attentive hearing of holy teachings—which prepares the mind for devotion and steady remembrance.
The verse emphasizes the discipline of correct reception and retention of sacred teaching through focused listening (a foundational practice supporting Vedic study), though it does not directly teach a specific Vedanga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa in this line.