Shloka 65
Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon
तस्याप्यकथयत् पूर्व नारद: सुमहातपा:
tasya apy akathayat pūrvaṃ nāradaḥ sumahātapāḥ | rājan, unse'pi prācīnakāle mahātapasvī nāradajīne asya pratipādanaṃ kṛtavān | nārāyaṇasyā ārādhanāyāṃ lagāḥ ananya-bhaktāḥ candramā iva gauravarṇāḥ te eva parabrahma-svarūpaṃ bhagavantaṃ acyutaṃ prāpnuvanti ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “O hari, maging bago pa roon, itinuro na ng dakilang ascetic na si Nārada ang aral na ito. Yaong mga debotong tanging sa Nārāyaṇa nakatuon, na lubos na nalulubog sa pagsamba—maningning at dalisay na gaya ng buwan—ay makaaabot sa di-natitinag na Panginoong Acyuta, na siyang likas na anyo ng Kataas-taasang Brahman.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Exclusive, one-pointed devotion (ananya-bhakti) to Nārāyaṇa leads the devotee to attain Acyuta, who is identified with the Supreme Brahman; the verse emphasizes both the goal (union/attainment of the Supreme) and the means (steadfast worship).
Vaiśampāyana, addressing the king, cites the ancient authority of the sage Nārada, stating that Nārada had already expounded this doctrine earlier—thereby reinforcing the teaching’s legitimacy through revered lineage and testimony.