Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 4
Dhvaja-Dhāraṇa Mahātmyam: Sumati–Satyamatī, Humility, and Deliverance by Hari’s Messengers
आसीत्पुरा कृतयुगे सुमतिर्नाम भूपतिः । सोमवंशोद्भवः श्रीमान्सत्पद्वीपैकनायकः ॥ ४ ॥
āsītpurā kṛtayuge sumatirnāma bhūpatiḥ | somavaṃśodbhavaḥ śrīmānsatpadvīpaikanāyakaḥ || 4 ||
ရှေးကာလ ကృతယုဂတွင် “စုမတိ” ဟု အမည်ရသော ဘုရင်တစ်ပါး ရှိခဲ့သည်။ သူသည် ဂုဏ်သရေထွန်းတောက်၍ စောမဝంశ (လဝန်းမင်းဆက်) မှ ပေါက်ဖွားလာကာ “စတ်ပဒ္ဝီပ” ဟု ခေါ်သော မြတ်သော ကျွန်းမဟာဒေသ၏ တစ်ဦးတည်းသော အုပ်စိုးရှင် ဖြစ်하였다။
Suta (narrator) describing an ancient account within the Purana
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It establishes a dharmic setting—Kṛta Yuga and a righteous Lunar-dynasty king—signaling that the forthcoming narrative is grounded in ideal kingship and purity of conduct.
This verse does not directly teach Bhakti practices; it introduces a virtuous king in a sacred age, a common Purāṇic framing that prepares for later instructions where righteous rule supports devotion and worship.
No specific Vedāṅga (Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, etc.) is taught in this verse; it primarily conveys Purāṇic chronology (Yuga) and dynastic lineage (vaṃśa).