Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 73
Śuka’s Yoga-ascent, the Echo of ‘Bhoḥ’, and the Vaikuṇṭha Vision
स तप्यति तपस्त्वद्य पर्वते गंधमादने । त्वद्वियोगेन खिन्नात्मा तं प्रसादय मत्प्रियम् ॥ ७३ ॥
sa tapyati tapastvadya parvate gaṃdhamādane | tvadviyogena khinnātmā taṃ prasādaya matpriyam || 73 ||
Hanggang ngayon ay nagsasagawa pa rin siya ng tapas sa Bundok Gandhamādana. Dahil sa pagkawalay sa iyo, nababagabag ang kanyang puso—kaya maawa ka sa kanya, sapagkat siya’y mahal sa akin.
Sanatkumara (addressing Narada in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context of Moksha Dharma)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It highlights that sincere tapas performed in a sacred place, intensified by the anguish of separation (viraha), becomes a powerful spiritual force—and that showing grace to a devoted seeker is itself a dharmic act leading toward moksha.
The verse frames devotion through viraha-bhakti: the devotee’s longing due to separation becomes the fuel for sustained austerity, and divine (or saintly) compassion is requested to relieve the devotee and fulfill devotion.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is dharmic conduct in tapas—choosing a sacred kshetra (like Gandhamadana) and maintaining disciplined austerity as a supportive limb (aṅga) of bhakti and moksha-sadhana.