Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 17
The Origin of the Gaṅgā and the Gods’ Defeat Caused by Bali
अश्वानां हेषितैश्चैव गजानां बृंहितैस्तथा । टङ्गारैर्धनुषां चैव लोकः शब्दत्मयोऽभवत् ॥ १७ ॥
aśvānāṃ heṣitaiścaiva gajānāṃ bṛṃhitaistathā | ṭaṅgārairdhanuṣāṃ caiva lokaḥ śabdatmayo'bhavat || 17 ||
ด้วยเสียงร้องของม้า เสียงคำรามของช้าง และเสียงดีดกังวานของคันธนู ราวกับว่าทั้งโลกกลายเป็นเพียงเสียงไปสิ้น
Suta (narrating the scene within the Purana’s discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)
Secondary Rasa: vira (heroic)
FAQs
It highlights how worldly activity—especially conflict—can engulf awareness, making experience feel “nothing but sound,” a reminder to seek inner steadiness beyond sensory turbulence.
By portraying the world as overwhelmed by loud, restless noise, it indirectly points to Bhakti as a centering refuge—turning the mind from distracting clamor toward remembrance of the Divine (especially Vishnu in Narada Purana’s broader teaching).
The verse foregrounds śabda (sound), aligning most closely with Śikṣā (phonetics) as a Vedāṅga theme—recognizing sound’s power and its effect on attention, though no explicit ritual or astrological rule is stated here.