Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 58
जगत्करोऽत्यब्जभवोऽत्ति रुद्र ः पुनाति लोकाञ्छ्रुतिभिश्च विप्राः । तमादिदेवं गुणसन्निधानं सर्वोपदेष्टारमिताः शरण्यम् ॥ ५८ ॥
jagatkaro'tyabjabhavo'tti rudra ḥ punāti lokāñchrutibhiśca viprāḥ | tamādidevaṃ guṇasannidhānaṃ sarvopadeṣṭāramitāḥ śaraṇyam || 58 ||
Ang Tagapaglikha ng mga daigdig ay higit sa lahat; ang Isinilang sa Loto (Brahmā) ay nalilipol; nilalamon ni Rudra; at ang mga pantas na brāhmaṇa ay nagpapadalisay sa mga mundo sa pamamagitan ng Śruti (mga Veda). Sa sinaunang Diyos, tahanan ng lahat ng katangian at Guro ng lahat, kami’y dumudulog bilang pinakamataas na kanlungan.
Narada (in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It contrasts cosmic functions—creation, dissolution, and purification—then directs the seeker to take refuge in the Ādi-deva, the supreme source and universal teacher beyond all transient cosmic roles.
By culminating in “śaraṇyam” (worthy of surrender), it frames bhakti as śaraṇāgati—approaching the Primordial Lord as the ultimate shelter, beyond even Brahmā and Rudra.
It emphasizes Śruti-pramāṇa (Vedic authority) and the role of learned vipras who preserve, recite, and teach the Vedas—implying disciplined study and correct transmission (closely tied to Śikṣā and Vyākaraṇa).