Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49
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तपोभिस्तेजसां राशिरौर्वपुण्यसमो मुनिः । संप्राप्तस्तत्र साध्वी च यत्र बाहुप्रिया स्थिता ॥ ४९ ॥
tapobhistejasāṃ rāśiraurvapuṇyasamo muniḥ | saṃprāptastatra sādhvī ca yatra bāhupriyā sthitā || 49 ||
தவத்தால் தெய்வீக ஒளியின் குவியலாய் விளங்கிய, அவுர்வருக்கு ஒப்பான புண்ணியமுடைய அந்த முனிவர், சாத்வி பாஹுப்ரியா தங்கியிருந்த இடத்திற்கே வந்தடைந்தார்।
Narada (narrating to the Sanatkumara brothers)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It highlights tapas (austerity) as a generator of tejas (spiritual radiance) and puṇya (merit), portraying a realized sage whose inner power naturally guides him to the dharmic setting where a sādhvī resides.
While not explicitly naming Vishnu-bhakti, it supports the bhakti framework by presenting purity, merit, and disciplined living (tapas and sādhvī-dharma) as the inner foundation that makes devotion steady and effective.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it instead emphasizes the broader dharmic principle that tapas increases tejas and spiritual authority.