Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 4
Dharmānukathana
Narration of Dharma
दिव्यदेहधरो भूत्वा विमानवरमास्थितः । कल्पत्रयं विष्णुपदे तिष्ठत्येव न संशयः ॥ ४ ॥
divyadehadharo bhūtvā vimānavaramāsthitaḥ | kalpatrayaṃ viṣṇupade tiṣṭhatyeva na saṃśayaḥ || 4 ||
दिव्यदेहधरो भूत्वा विमानवरमास्थितः । कल्पत्रयं विष्णुपदे तिष्ठत्येव न संशयः ॥
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It states the assured posthumous fruit of devotion/merit: the devotee gains a divinized form and residence in Vishnu’s realm for an immense duration (three kalpas), emphasizing certainty of divine grace.
By highlighting a guaranteed outcome—reaching Vishnu’s abode—it reinforces that Vishnu-bhakti (and allied dharmic observances taught in the chapter) culminates in proximity to the Lord and sustained divine experience.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this verse; it functions as a phala-shruti (result statement) that motivates correct practice of the chapter’s prescribed dharma/ritual-devotion.