Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27
Śuka’s Origin, Mastery of Śāstra, and Testing at Janaka’s Court
तथा रूपः शुको जज्ञे प्रज्वलन्निव तेजसा । बिभ्रञ्चित्रं च विप्रेंद्र रूपवर्णमनुत्तमम् ॥ २७ ॥
tathā rūpaḥ śuko jajñe prajvalanniva tejasā | bibhrañcitraṃ ca vipreṃdra rūpavarṇamanuttamam || 27 ||
ในรูปนั้นเอง ศุกะได้บังเกิด ราวกับลุกโพลงด้วยเตชัส; โอพราหมณ์ผู้ประเสริฐ เขาทรงไว้ซึ่งรูปโฉมและผิวพรรณอัศจรรย์ อันหาที่เปรียบมิได้
Suta (narrator) to the assembled sages (Viprendra addressed)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents Śuka as innately luminous (tejasvī), implying a birth rooted in spiritual merit and purity—an indicator of an advanced, liberation-oriented (mokṣa) disposition.
Though bhakti is not explicitly named here, the portrayal of extraordinary tejas and unsurpassed qualities aligns with Purāṇic teaching that inner devotion and sattva produce visible spiritual refinement and fitness for higher realization.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it is primarily a narrative marker emphasizing spiritual radiance (tejas) as a sign of ascetic and dharmic excellence.