Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 38
गङ्गामाहात्म्य — The Greatness of the Gaṅgā
तमागतं बाहुसुतं निशम्य मुनिर्वशिष्ठः शरणागतांस्तान् । त्रातुं च शिष्याभिहितं च कर्तुं विचारयामास तदा क्षणेन ॥ ३८ ॥
tamāgataṃ bāhusutaṃ niśamya munirvaśiṣṭhaḥ śaraṇāgatāṃstān | trātuṃ ca śiṣyābhihitaṃ ca kartuṃ vicārayāmāsa tadā kṣaṇena || 38 ||
ဗာဟု၏သား ရောက်လာသည်ဟု ကြားသိသော် မုနိ ဝသိဋ္ဌသည် မိမိထံ ခိုလှုံလာသူတို့ကို မြင်၍ ခဏချင်းပင်—သူတို့ကို မည်သို့ကာကွယ်မည်နည်း၊ တပည့်တောင်းဆိုသမျှကို မည်သို့ ဆောင်ရွက်မည်နည်းဟု စဉ်းစားတော်မူ하였다။
Suta (narrator)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It highlights śaraṇāgati as a sacred responsibility: when seekers surrender, a dharmic teacher must respond with swift discernment—protecting the vulnerable while acting in alignment with righteous duty.
Though not a direct bhakti injunction, it models the bhakti principle of refuge: those who approach a worthy protector in humility are to be sheltered, reflecting the broader Purāṇic ethic of compassionate guardianship central to Vaiṣṇava devotion.
The verse emphasizes practical dharma-nīti and guru-śiṣya protocol rather than a specific Vedāṅga; the key takeaway is disciplined decision-making (vicāra) and faithful execution of an instructed duty.