Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
Śuka’s Yoga-ascent, the Echo of ‘Bhoḥ’, and the Vaikuṇṭha Vision
तत्र दृष्टप्रभावस्तु श्रीमान्नारायणः प्रभुः । दृष्टः श्रुतिविमृग्यो हि देवदेवो जनार्दनः ॥ ३९ ॥
tatra dṛṣṭaprabhāvastu śrīmānnārāyaṇaḥ prabhuḥ | dṛṣṭaḥ śrutivimṛgyo hi devadevo janārdanaḥ || 39 ||
وہاں جلالِ مشہود والے شریمان پر بھو نارائن کے درشن ہوئے؛ کیونکہ دیودیو جناردن ہی وہ ہیں جنہیں شروتیاں ڈھونڈتی ہیں، پھر بھی وہ بھکت پر ظاہر ہو جاتے ہیں۔
Narada (narrating within the Moksha-Dharma discourse, addressed in the Sanatkumara dialogue framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It emphasizes that the Supreme Lord Nārāyaṇa is both the ultimate object of Vedic inquiry and also personally revealable—His transcendence does not prevent His grace-filled appearance to the devotee.
By stating that the One sought by Śruti is nevertheless “seen,” the verse supports bhakti as a direct, experiential path where the Lord becomes manifest through devotion and divine favor, not merely through intellectual study.
The verse points to Śruti-vicāra (Vedic inquiry) as the authoritative means of knowing the Supreme—aligning with Vedānta-oriented interpretation—while implying that scriptural study culminates in realized vision (darśana) through devotion.