Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 79
Mārkaṇḍeya-varṇanam
The Description of Mārkaṇḍeya
एवं मृकण्डुपुत्रस्य स्वभक्तस्य कृपानिधिः । दत्त्वा वरं स देवेशस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत ॥ ७९ ॥
evaṃ mṛkaṇḍuputrasya svabhaktasya kṛpānidhiḥ | dattvā varaṃ sa deveśastatraivāntaradhīyata || 79 ||
एवं मृकण्डुपुत्रस्य स्वभक्तस्य कृपानिधिः । दत्त्वा वरं स देवेशस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत ॥ ७९ ॥
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It highlights īśvara-anugraha: the Lord’s compassion responds to sincere devotion, granting protection or blessings, and then withdrawing from sensory perception—showing that grace is real even when the divine form is not visibly present.
By calling the devotee “svabhakta,” it teaches that unwavering personal devotion draws the Lord’s direct favor (vara-pradāna), emphasizing relationship-based bhakti rather than mere ritual performance.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is devotional discipline (niyama) and faith in phala (results) through divine grace rather than technical ritual detail.