Shloka 25
Nāga-āyatana-darśana-pratīkṣā — The Brāhmaṇa’s Request and Waiting on the Gomatī
उन सबसे भी अधिक धन्यवादके योग्य ब्रह्मपुत्र नारदजी हैं। मैं अविनाशी नारदजीको कम तेजस्वी ऋषि नहीं समझता, जिन्होंने श्वेतद्वीपमें पहुँचकर साक्षात् श्रीहरिका दर्शन प्राप्त कर लिया। उनका वह भगवद्-दर्शन स्पष्ट ही उन भगवान्की कृपाका फल है ।।
tad dṛṣṭvāṁs tadā devam aniruddha-tanau sthitam | badarīm āśramaṁ yat tu nāradaḥ prādravat punaḥ ||
Wika ni Janamejaya: “Sa kanilang lahat, ang higit na karapat-dapat pasalamatan ay si Nārada, anak ni Brahmā. Hindi ko itinuturing ang di-nasisirang Nārada na mas mababa sa sinumang rishi sa ningning—siya ang nakaabot sa Śvetadvīpa at nagkamit ng tuwirang darśana kay Śrī Hari. Ang banal na pangitain na iyon ay hayag na bunga ng biyaya ng Panginoon. At nang makita niya ang Diyos na nananahan sa anyong Aniruddha, muling nagmadali si Nārada patungo sa ermitanyong Badarī.”
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Direct vision of the Lord (darśana) is presented as the result of divine grace rather than mere personal effort; the sage’s greatness is measured by devotion, purity, and the Lord’s favor.
After beholding the Lord in the Aniruddha form at Śvetadvīpa, Nārada departs and hastens back toward the Badarī hermitage, indicating a return from a supreme spiritual encounter to the world of ascetic practice and transmission of sacred knowledge.