Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1
Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā
शौनक उवाच । सूत साधो चिरं जीव सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः । यत्त्वया पायिता विद्वन्वयं कृष्णकथामृतम् ॥ १ ॥
śaunaka uvāca | sūta sādho ciraṃ jīva sarvaśāstraviśāradaḥ | yattvayā pāyitā vidvanvayaṃ kṛṣṇakathāmṛtam || 1 ||
சௌனகர் கூறினார்—ஓ சாதுவான சூதரே! நீர் நீண்ட ஆயுளுடன் வாழ்க; எல்லா சாஸ்திரங்களிலும் தேர்ந்தவர். ஓ பண்டிதரே, நீர் எங்களுக்கு ஸ்ரீகிருஷ்ணக் கதாமிருதத்தைப் பருகச் செய்தீர்.
Śaunaka
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It praises the sanctifying power of śravaṇa (devotional listening): hearing Kṛṣṇa-kathā is likened to drinking amṛta, implying it nourishes devotion and refines the listener’s mind toward dharma and mokṣa.
Bhakti is shown as accessible through kathā—receiving Kṛṣṇa’s narratives from a qualified speaker. The verse highlights gratitude, reverence to the teacher, and the transformative sweetness (amṛta) of Hari-kathā.
While not naming a specific Vedāṅga, it emphasizes śāstra-viśāradatā—competence in the scriptural sciences (including disciplines like vyākaraṇa and nirukta) as a qualification for authoritative Purāṇic exposition.