Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 38
Threefold Suffering, Twofold Knowledge, and the Definition of Bhagavān (Vāsudeva); Prelude to Keśidhvaja–Janaka Yoga
सनंदन उवाच । धर्मध्वजो वै जनक तस्य पुशेऽमितध्वजः । कृतध्वजोऽस्य भ्राताभूत्सदाध्यात्मरतिर्नृपः ॥ ३७ ॥
sanaṃdana uvāca | dharmadhvajo vai janaka tasya puśe'mitadhvajaḥ | kṛtadhvajo'sya bhrātābhūtsadādhyātmaratirnṛpaḥ || 37 ||
సనందనుడు పలికెను—ధర్మధ్వజుడు అనే ఒక జనకుడు ఉండెను. అతనివలన అమితధ్వజుడు జన్మించెను. అతని సోదరుడు కృతధ్వజుడు అనే రాజు, సదా ఆత్మజ్ఞానంలో రమించుచుండెను.
Sanandana
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames a royal lineage where true excellence is highlighted not merely by birth or power but by adhyātma-rati—steady absorption in Self-knowledge—setting up mokṣa-dharma ideals within a kingly context.
While it does not explicitly teach bhakti practices here, it points to inner spiritual commitment (adhyātma-rati) as the king’s defining trait—often presented in the Purana as the foundation upon which devotion to Vishnu and liberation-oriented living can stand.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it primarily serves as genealogical and doctrinal context emphasizing adhyātma (spiritual inquiry) within mokṣa-dharma narration.