Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32
Bhāgīratha’s Bringing of the Gaṅgā
अहं च विष्णुर्यज्ज्ञानं तद्विष्णुस्मरणं विदुः । सर्वदेवमयो विष्णुर्विधिना पूजयामि तम् ॥ ३२ ॥
ahaṃ ca viṣṇuryajjñānaṃ tadviṣṇusmaraṇaṃ viduḥ | sarvadevamayo viṣṇurvidhinā pūjayāmi tam || 32 ||
‘میں بھی وشنو ہوں’—جسے علم کہا جاتا ہے، وہ دراصل وشنو کا سمرن ہے۔ وشنو سب دیوتاؤں کا مجموعہ ہیں؛ اس لیے میں وِدھی کے مطابق اسی کی پوجا کرتا ہوں۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It equates true jñāna with viṣṇu-smaraṇa (constant remembrance of Vishnu) and affirms Vishnu as the all-deity reality (sarvadevamaya), making devotion and worship a direct means toward liberation.
Bhakti is presented as both inner practice (smaraṇa—mindful remembrance) and outer practice (vidhi-pūjā—ritual worship). The verse teaches that devotion is not separate from knowledge; remembrance itself is the essence of knowing.
The phrase vidhinā indicates reliance on ritual injunction and correct procedure—practical dharma expressed through properly performed pūjā (aligned with kalpa-style ritual discipline), alongside inner recollection.