Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16
Bharata’s Attachment and the Palanquin Teaching on ‘I’ and ‘Mine’
सिंहस्य नादः सुमहान् सर्वप्राणिभयंकरः । ततः सा सिंहसन्नादादुत्प्लुता निम्नगातटम् ॥ १६ ॥
siṃhasya nādaḥ sumahān sarvaprāṇibhayaṃkaraḥ | tataḥ sā siṃhasannādādutplutā nimnagātaṭam || 16 ||
Ang ungol ng leon ay napakalakas, nakapangingilabot sa lahat ng nilalang. Sa pagkarinig ng dagundong na tila leon, siya’y nagulat, tumalbog at lumundag patungo sa mababang pampang ng ilog.
Narada (narrating within the Moksha-dharma discourse, traditionally in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It highlights how a single overwhelming stimulus (symbolically, fear or the force of destiny) can jolt a being into sudden movement—suggesting the mind’s reactive nature and the need for steadiness on the moksha path.
Indirectly, it contrasts fear-driven reaction with refuge-seeking; bhakti is presented elsewhere in the Narada Purana as turning toward Hari/Vishnu not out of panic, but through deliberate surrender and remembrance.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it functions as a narrative detail emphasizing psychological response (bhaya) rather than a technical ritual or science.