Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6
The Recitation of the Thousand Names of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa (Yugala-Sahasranāma) and Śaraṇāgati-Dharma
सनत्कुमारो भगवान् व्याजहार यथातथम् । सनत्कुमार उवाच । श्रृणु विप्र प्रवक्ष्यामि यस्मिञ्जन्मनि शूलिनः ॥ ६ ॥
sanatkumāro bhagavān vyājahāra yathātatham | sanatkumāra uvāca | śrṛṇu vipra pravakṣyāmi yasmiñjanmani śūlinaḥ || 6 ||
பகவான் சனத்குமாரர் உண்மையின்படியே உரைத்தார். சனத்குமாரர் கூறினார்—“ஓ விப்ரரே, கேளுங்கள்; சூலதாரி (சிவன்) எந்தப் பிறவியில் வெளிப்பட்டான் என்பதை நான் விளக்குகிறேன்।”
Sanatkumara
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It marks a shift into authoritative transmission: Sanatkumāra promises a factual account of Śiva’s manifestation, emphasizing faithful listening (śravaṇa) as the doorway to Purāṇic wisdom.
By urging “śṛṇu” (listen), the verse highlights śravaṇa—devotional hearing—as a primary practice through which sacred histories of deities like Śiva become spiritually transformative.
Indirectly, it reflects the Vedāṅga method of precise narration and contextualization (itihāsa/purāṇa-style exposition): establishing speaker, audience, and topic before detailing the account.