Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8
Manvantaras and Indras; Sudharmā’s Liberation through Viṣṇu-Pradakṣiṇā; Supremacy of Hari-Bhakti
सुधर्म इति विख्यातः कश्चिदास्ते पुरे तव । भुञ्जानो दिव्यभोगांश्च ब्रह्मलोकादिहागतः ॥ ८ ॥
sudharma iti vikhyātaḥ kaścidāste pure tava | bhuñjāno divyabhogāṃśca brahmalokādihāgataḥ || 8 ||
सुधर्म इति विख्यातः कश्चित् तव पुरे वसति; स ब्रह्मलोकादिह आगतः, दिव्यभोगान् भुञ्जानः ॥
Sanatkumara (one of the Sanatkumara brothers) to Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It introduces Sudharma as a soul who has attained a higher realm (Brahmaloka) and yet appears in a human city, indicating that loka-attainments arise from accumulated merit and can still be part of a larger divine narrative and instruction.
While Bhakti is not explicitly named here, the verse sets a framework used in the Narada Purana: exalted states and divine enjoyments are results of dharma and worship; subsequent teaching typically contrasts temporary celestial enjoyments with the higher, lasting aim of devotion and liberation.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is directly taught in this line; it functions as narrative context using Purāṇic cosmology (lokas) to frame later instruction on dharma and spiritual goals.