Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9
Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara
सनत्कुमारः प्रोवाच स्मृत्वा राधापदांबुजम् । सनत्कुमार उवाच । श्रृणु नारद वक्ष्यामि राधांशानां समुद्भवम् ॥ ९ ॥
sanatkumāraḥ provāca smṛtvā rādhāpadāṃbujam | sanatkumāra uvāca | śrṛṇu nārada vakṣyāmi rādhāṃśānāṃ samudbhavam || 9 ||
సనత్కుమారుడు రాధా పదపద్మాలను స్మరించి పలికెను— “నారదా, వినుము; రాధా అంసముల ఉద్భవమును నేను చెప్పెదను।”
Sanatkumara
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)
FAQs
It establishes the teaching as sacred by beginning with remembrance of Rādhā’s lotus-feet and then announces a doctrinal topic—how Rādhā’s divine portions (aṃśas) manifest—within the guru-to-disciple dialogue.
Bhakti is modeled through smaraṇa (devotional remembrance): Sanatkumāra first contemplates Rādhā’s lotus-feet before speaking, implying that authentic instruction flows from reverence and inner recollection of the deity.
While not a direct Vedāṅga rule, it reflects the Purāṇic pedagogy used alongside Vedāṅga study: clear dialogue markers (“uvāca”), topic-announcement (pratijñā), and disciplined listening (“śṛṇu”) as the method of transmission.