Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 38
The Greatness of Viṣṇu
Viṣṇor Māhātmya
यदा तदैव सम्प्राप्ता विष्णुदूताश्चतुर्भुजाः । किरीटकुण्डलधरा वनमालाविभूषिताः ॥ ३८ ॥
yadā tadaiva samprāptā viṣṇudūtāścaturbhujāḥ | kirīṭakuṇḍaladharā vanamālāvibhūṣitāḥ || 38 ||
Sa mismong sandaling iyon, dumating ang mga sugo ni Viṣṇu—may apat na bisig, may korona at hikaw, at pinalamutian ng kuwintas na bulaklak ng gubat.
Narada (narration within the Purva Bhaga dialogue tradition; commonly framed as Narada instructing in a didactic account)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It highlights the immediacy of divine grace: Viṣṇu’s attendants appear at the decisive moment, signaling protection, assurance, and the soul’s movement toward safety under Hari’s guardianship.
By portraying Viṣṇu’s messengers as arriving instantly, the verse reinforces a core bhakti theme in the Narada Purana: sincere devotion invokes the Lord’s safeguarding presence, especially at critical transitions such as fear, danger, or death.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it is primarily a theological-visual description (dhyāna-style) supporting devotional contemplation of Viṣṇu’s divine order.