Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 56
Nārada’s Hymn to Viṣṇu
Nāradasya Viṣṇu-stavaḥ
इति स्तुवन्तं परमं परेशं हर्षाम्बुसंरुद्धविलोचनास्ते । मुनीश्वरा नारदसंयुतास्तु सनन्दनाद्याः प्रमुदं प्रजग्मुः ॥ ५६ ॥
iti stuvantaṃ paramaṃ pareśaṃ harṣāmbusaṃruddhavilocanāste | munīśvarā nāradasaṃyutāstu sanandanādyāḥ pramudaṃ prajagmuḥ || 56 ||
ଏହିପରି ପରମେଶ୍ୱର, ପରମ ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କୁ ସ୍ତୁତି କରୁଥିବାବେଳେ, ହର୍ଷାଶ୍ରୁରେ ନୟନ ଅବରୁଦ୍ଧ ହୋଇଥିବା ସେ ମୁନୀଶ୍ୱରମାନେ—ନାରଦ ସହିତ ସନନ୍ଦନ ଆଦି—ପରମ ପ୍ରମୋଦରେ ପ୍ରସ୍ଥାନ କଲେ।
Suta (narrator) describing the sages’ reaction in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents a classic bhakti-lakṣaṇa: when the Supreme Lord is sincerely praised, devotion culminates in visible transformation—tears of joy and inner fullness—after which the sages move on in pramoda (deep spiritual delight).
Bhakti is shown as stuti-centered remembrance of the Parameśvara that softens the heart (harṣāmbu—joyful tears). The company of realized sages with Nārada and Sanandana illustrates satsanga as a catalyst for devotion and steady spiritual progress.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Śikṣā, or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is devotional discipline—regular stuti and satsanga—as an applied method within Purāṇic dharma.