Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10
Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana
सनक उवाच । साधु साधु मुनिश्रेष्ट भक्तस्त्वं पुरुषोत्तमेः । भूयो भूयो यतः पुच्छेश्चरित्रं शार्ङ्गधन्वनः ॥ १० ॥
sanaka uvāca | sādhu sādhu muniśreṣṭa bhaktastvaṃ puruṣottameḥ | bhūyo bhūyo yataḥ puccheścaritraṃ śārṅgadhanvanaḥ || 10 ||
سنک نے کہا—سادھو، سادھو، اے مُنی شریشٹھ! تم پُروشوتم کے سچے بھکت ہو۔ چونکہ تم بار بار شَارَنگ دھنوا کے چرتِر کے بارے میں پوچھتے ہو، اس لیے میں بیان کرتا ہوں॥ ۱۰ ॥
Sanaka
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
The verse sanctifies repeated inquiry into Viṣṇu’s sacred deeds, presenting earnest questioning and attentive listening as marks of genuine devotion to Puruṣottama.
Bhakti is shown as a living practice: the devotee repeatedly seeks Hari-kathā (Viṣṇu’s caritra), and the realized teacher responds by narrating it—highlighting śravaṇa (hearing) and sat-saṅga (holy dialogue).
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is the discipline of śravaṇa—systematically hearing authoritative Purāṇic narration as a devotional method.