Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60
Śuka’s Origin, Mastery of Śāstra, and Testing at Janaka’s Court
प्रावेशयत्ततः कक्षां द्वितीयां राजवेश्मनः । तत्रांतःपुरसंबद्धं महच्चैत्रग्थोपमम् ॥ ६० ॥
prāveśayattataḥ kakṣāṃ dvitīyāṃ rājaveśmanaḥ | tatrāṃtaḥpurasaṃbaddhaṃ mahaccaitragthopamam || 60 ||
پھر اس نے انہیں شاہی محل کے دوسرے کمرے میں داخل کرایا؛ وہاں اندرونی محل سے جڑا ایک وسیع ہال تھا جو چَیتررتھ کی مانند نہایت درخشاں تھا۔
Suta (narrating the Purana’s account in third-person narrative style)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
The verse uses vivid palace imagery—moving from outer to inner chambers—to symbolize progressive inwardness: a narrative movement that mirrors the dharmic and moksha-oriented theme of approaching the ‘inner’ truth beyond external appearances.
While not explicitly teaching bhakti here, the motif of being ‘led inward’ aligns with bhakti practice: the devotee is guided from external ritual and form toward intimate inner remembrance and surrender (antahkaraṇa-oriented devotion).
No direct Vedanga instruction appears in this verse; it is primarily descriptive. Indirectly, it reflects the Purana’s use of poetic simile and structured narration—supportive of Vyakarana (clear construction) and Chandas sensitivity in preserving textual clarity.