Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7
The Narration of the Brāhma Purāṇa’s Account
Brāhma Purāṇānukramaṇikā
श्रुत्वेत्थं नारदो वाक्यं कुमारस्य महात्मनः । प्रणम्य विनयोपेतः सनातनमथाब्रवीत् ॥ ७ ॥
śrutvetthaṃ nārado vākyaṃ kumārasya mahātmanaḥ | praṇamya vinayopetaḥ sanātanamathābravīt || 7 ||
மகாத்மா குமாரரின் இவ்வார்த்தைகளை கேட்ட நாரதர் வணங்கி, பணிவுடன் நிறைந்து பின்னர் சனாதனரை நோக்கி உரைத்தார்।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing Nārada’s action); Nārada is about to speak next
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It highlights vinaya (humility) and praṇāma (reverent bowing) as the proper inner posture before receiving or continuing higher Purāṇic and Vedic instruction.
Though not a direct bhakti injunction, it models a core bhakti disposition—reverence, surrender, and respectful listening—shown by Nārada before speaking to the revered Sanātana.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this line; it functions as a narrative transition emphasizing the discipline of attentive hearing (śravaṇa) and respectful conduct in transmission of śāstra.