Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 58
Dhvaja-Dhāraṇa Mahātmyam: Sumati–Satyamatī, Humility, and Deliverance by Hari’s Messengers
विष्णुदूता ऊचुः । भो भो क्रूरा दूराचारा विवेकपरिवर्जिताः । मुञ्चध्वमेतौ निष्पापौ दम्पती हरिवल्लभौ ॥ ५८ ॥
viṣṇudūtā ūcuḥ | bho bho krūrā dūrācārā vivekaparivarjitāḥ | muñcadhvametau niṣpāpau dampatī harivallabhau || 58 ||
ဗိෂ္ဏု၏ သံတမန်တို့က ဆိုကြသည်—“ဟို ဟို! ကြမ်းတမ်းသူတို့၊ အကျင့်ဆိုးသူတို့၊ विवेक မရှိသူတို့၊ အပြစ်ကင်းသော ဤဇနီးမောင်နှံကို လွှတ်ကြလော့; သူတို့သည် ဟရိ၏ ချစ်မြတ်နိုးခံရသူများ ဖြစ်သည်။”
Vishnudutas (messengers of Vishnu)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It asserts that those who are dear to Hari are protected by divine authority; even fearsome forces must release the blameless devotee when Viṣṇu’s messengers intervene.
Bhakti is shown as a living refuge: being “harivallabha” (beloved of Hari) is presented as a decisive spiritual status that grants protection and supports liberation-oriented dharma.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical discernment (viveka) as a dharmic principle—condemning actions done without discrimination.