Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19
The Characteristics of Devotion to Hari
भावनामयमेतद्वै जगत्स्थावरजङ्गमम् । विद्युद्विलोलं विप्रेन्द्र भज तस्माज्जनार्दनम् ॥ १९ ॥
bhāvanāmayametadvai jagatsthāvarajaṅgamam | vidyudvilolaṃ viprendra bhaja tasmājjanārdanam || 19 ||
ஓ விப்ரேந்திரா! அசையும்-அசையாத அனைத்தையும் கொண்ட இந்த உலகம் உண்மையில் பாவனைகளால் உருவானது; மின்னலைப் போல நிலையற்றது. ஆகவே ஜனார்தனனைப் பக்தியால் வழிபடு.
Sanatkumara (addressing Narada in instruction)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that worldly experience is unstable and mind-shaped, so lasting peace is found by taking refuge in Janārdana (Vishnu), the steady spiritual ground beyond change.
By contrasting the world’s lightning-like instability with the dependable refuge of Vishnu, it motivates single-pointed worship (bhajana) as the practical response to impermanence.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is directly taught here; the takeaway is philosophical discernment (viveka) supporting bhakti—seeing impermanence and choosing devotion.