Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 4
The Characteristics of Devotion to Hari
सनक उवाच । नारायणं परं देवं सच्चिदानन्दविग्रहम् । भज सर्वात्मना विप्र यदि मुक्तिमभीप्ससि ॥ ४ ॥
sanaka uvāca | nārāyaṇaṃ paraṃ devaṃ saccidānandavigraham | bhaja sarvātmanā vipra yadi muktimabhīpsasi || 4 ||
Sanaka berkata: “Wahai brāhmaṇa, jika engkau mendambakan moksha, sembahlah Nārāyaṇa, Tuhan Yang Tertinggi, yang wujud-Nya Sat–Cit–Ānanda, dengan segenap jiwa dan raga.”
Sanaka
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It states that liberation (mukti) is attained by wholehearted devotion to Nārāyaṇa, recognized as the supreme reality whose nature is sat-cit-ānanda.
Bhakti is presented as total inner commitment—“with the whole self” (sarvātmanā)—directed to Nārāyaṇa, making devotion a direct means to moksha.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the emphasis is theological and practical—exclusive worship (bhajana) as the applied discipline leading toward liberation.