Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 117
Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy
Transition to Vedānta Inquiry
नारद उवाच । भगवन्सर्वशास्त्रज्ञ स्वयातिकरुणात्मना । प्रकाशितं जगज्ज्योतिः परं ब्रह्म सनातनम् ॥ १७ ॥
nārada uvāca | bhagavansarvaśāstrajña svayātikaruṇātmanā | prakāśitaṃ jagajjyotiḥ paraṃ brahma sanātanam || 17 ||
နာရဒက ပြောသည်။ အို ဘဂဝန်၊ သာස්တရအားလုံးကို သိမြင်သူ၊ သင်၏ အလွန်ကရုဏာပြည့်ဝသော သဘာဝကြောင့် လောက၏ အလင်းတော်ကို ထင်ရှားစေခဲ့သည်—အနန္တသော အမြင့်ဆုံး ဘြဟ္မန်တော်ကို။
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)
FAQs
It frames true spiritual instruction as a compassionate revelation of the Supreme Reality—Brahman—described as the “light of the universe,” emphasizing liberation-oriented knowledge (mokṣa-pradhāna jñāna).
While the verse is primarily jñāna-toned, it embodies bhakti through reverent address to the enlightened teacher (“bhagavan”) and gratitude for compassionate guidance—devotional humility that supports higher realization.
It highlights śāstra-prāmāṇya (scriptural authority) through the epithet sarvaśāstrajña—implying mastery of Vedic disciplines (including Vedāṅgas like vyākaraṇa and śikṣā) as the foundation for clear teaching.