Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34
Śuka’s Origin, Mastery of Śāstra, and Testing at Janaka’s Court
जातमात्रं मुनेः पुत्रं विधिनोपानयत्तदा । तस्य देवेश्वरः शक्तो दिव्यमद्भुतदर्शनम् ॥ ३४ ॥
jātamātraṃ muneḥ putraṃ vidhinopānayattadā | tasya deveśvaraḥ śakto divyamadbhutadarśanam || 34 ||
ในกาลนั้นเอง บุตรของมุนีผู้เพิ่งประสูติ ได้รับพิธีอุปนยนะตามพระวินัย และเทวेशวรผู้ทรงฤทธิ์ได้ประทานนิมิตทิพย์อันอัศจรรย์แก่เขา
Narada (narrating to Sanatkumara and the Kumaras)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It highlights how dharma performed “according to rule” (vidhinā) becomes a channel for divine anugraha—resulting in divya, adbhuta-darśana (a higher spiritual vision) granted by the Lord.
By showing that the Lord freely bestows extraordinary spiritual perception, the verse emphasizes grace as central—bhakti is fulfilled when the deity responds with direct inner revelation (darśana), not merely external ritual.
Ritual procedure and samskāra-vidhi are implied—specifically upanayana as a formal entry into Vedic study and discipline, aligning practice with śāstric injunctions (a concern of Kalpa/Vedāṅga in applied form).