Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10
The Greatness of Viṣṇu
Viṣṇor Māhātmya
आसीत् पुरा महीपालः सोमवंशसमुद्भवः । जयध्वज इति ख्यातो नारायणपरायणः ॥ १० ॥
āsīt purā mahīpālaḥ somavaṃśasamudbhavaḥ | jayadhvaja iti khyāto nārāyaṇaparāyaṇaḥ || 10 ||
முன்னொரு காலத்தில் சந்திரவம்சத்தில் பிறந்த ஒரு பூபாலன் இருந்தான்; ‘ஜயத்வஜன்’ எனப் புகழ்பெற்றவன், நாராயணனையே சரணமாகக் கொண்டவன்.
Narada (narrating to the Sanatkumara brothers, contextually)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
Secondary Rasa: vira (heroic)
FAQs
It introduces an exemplary ruler whose defining spiritual identity is being “Nārāyaṇa-parāyaṇa”—teaching that true greatness (even in kingship) is measured by wholehearted refuge in the Lord.
Bhakti is presented as single-pointed orientation: Jayadhvaja is known not merely by lineage or power, but by unwavering devotion to Nārāyaṇa, implying devotion as the highest qualification.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it functions as narrative framing for a dharmic-bhakti exemplar rather than a technical instruction.