Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26
Manvantaras and Indras; Sudharmā’s Liberation through Viṣṇu-Pradakṣiṇā; Supremacy of Hari-Bhakti
सुधामानस्तथा सत्याः शिवाश्चाय प्रर्तदनाः । तेषामिंद्रः सुशांतिश्च तृतीये परिकीर्तितः ॥ २६ ॥
sudhāmānastathā satyāḥ śivāścāya prartadanāḥ | teṣāmiṃdraḥ suśāṃtiśca tṛtīye parikīrtitaḥ || 26 ||
ထို့အတူ Sudhāmāna၊ Satya၊ Śiva နှင့် Prartadana ဟူသောအုပ်စုများလည်းရှိ၏။ ထိုအုပ်စုတို့အနက် တတိယအုပ်စု၏ အိန္ဒြ (နတ်မင်း) သည် Suśānti ဟူ၍ ကြေညာထား၏။
Narada (continuing an enumerative teaching within the dialogue with Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
The verse functions as a precise Puranic catalogue: it preserves sacred cosmological memory by naming divine groups and identifying their presiding chief (Indra), emphasizing order (ṛta) and hierarchy in the universe.
While not directly teaching a bhakti practice, it supports bhakti-oriented reading by situating devotional life within a divinely structured cosmos—where every realm and group has an appointed lord—encouraging reverence for the Supreme who ordains such order.
The verse reflects the Vedāṅga-style discipline of structured listing and precise nomenclature (useful for anukramaṇī and traditional recitation/memory systems), though it does not teach a specific ritual or astrology rule in this line.