नग्न-परिभाषा तथा देव-स्तोत्रपूर्वक मायामोह-उत्पत्ति
Defining ‘Nagna’ and the Devas’ Hymn Leading to Māyāmoha
को नग्नः किंसमाचारो नग्नसंज्ञां नरो लभेत् नग्नस्वरूपम् इच्छामि यथावत् गदितं त्वया
ko nagnaḥ kiṃsamācāro nagnasaṃjñāṃ naro labhet nagnasvarūpam icchāmi yathāvat gaditaṃ tvayā
‘నగ్న’ అని ఎవరిని అంటారు? అతని ఆచారం ఏ విధంగా ఉంటుంది? మనిషికి ‘నగ్న’ అనే పేరు ఎలా లభిస్తుంది? ‘నగ్నత్వ’ స్వరూపాన్ని యథార్థంగా మీరు వివరించండి।
Maitreya (questioning Sage Parāśara)
Speaker: Maitreya
Topic: Criteria: who is 'nagna', what conduct defines him, and how one acquires the label; request for an exact definition (svarūpa).
Teaching: Ethical
Quality: methodical; dharma-analytic
This verse frames ‘nagna’ as a dharmic category needing a precise definition—implying that true religious identity is tied to conduct and principle, not merely external appearance.
The Purana advances through Maitreya’s pointed questions and Parāśara’s systematic replies; here, Maitreya requests a yathāvat (accurate) definition before judging a practice or label.
Even when discussing social conduct, the Vishnu Purana treats dharma as part of the cosmic order sustained by Vishnu; right definition and right conduct are implicitly aligned with that supreme sustaining principle.