Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
Dhvaja-Dhāraṇa Mahātmyam: Sumati–Satyamatī, Humility, and Deliverance by Hari’s Messengers
आजीवं वर्तय न्नित्यं वर्षाणां विंशतिः स्थितः । अथेयमागता साध्वी विन्ध्यदेशसमुद्भवा ॥ ३९ ॥
ājīvaṃ vartaya nnityaṃ varṣāṇāṃ viṃśatiḥ sthitaḥ | atheyamāgatā sādhvī vindhyadeśasamudbhavā || 39 ||
Vivendo desse sustento e mantendo dia após dia o seu meio de vida, permaneceu assim por vinte anos. Então chegou uma mulher virtuosa, nascida na região de Vindhya.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It marks a long period of steady worldly duty (livelihood sustained for twenty years) followed by the arrival of a sādhvī, suggesting that dharmic stability prepares the ground for transformative encounters.
Bhakti is implied indirectly: meeting a sādhvī often becomes the narrative trigger for guidance toward higher dharma and devotion; the verse sets up that catalytic association (sat-saṅga) after disciplined living.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is dharmic consistency in ājīva (right livelihood) as a foundation for further instruction.