Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26
Nārada’s Hymn to Viṣṇu
Nāradasya Viṣṇu-stavaḥ
यो ब्रह्मरूपी जगतां विधाता स एव पाता द्विजविष्णुरूपी । कल्पान्तरुद्रा ख्यतनुः स देवः शेतेऽङघ्रिपानस्तमजं भजामि ॥ २६ ॥
yo brahmarūpī jagatāṃ vidhātā sa eva pātā dvijaviṣṇurūpī | kalpāntarudrā khyatanuḥ sa devaḥ śete'ṅaghripānastamajaṃ bhajāmi || 26 ||
جو برہما کے روپ میں جہانوں کا خالق ہے، وہی وِشنو کے روپ میں ان کا نگہبان ہے؛ اور کلپ کے اختتام پر رودر نامی پیکر اختیار کرتا ہے۔ وہی اَج ربّ شیش پر اپنے قدم رکھ کر آرام فرماتا ہے—میں اسی کی عبادت کرتا ہوں۔
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It affirms one Supreme, unborn Reality who performs creation, preservation, and dissolution through the well-known forms of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Rudra—guiding the devotee to single-pointed worship beyond sectarian division.
By naming the Lord’s cosmic roles and then declaring “I worship that Unborn One,” the verse models bhakti as remembrance of God’s greatness (aiśvarya-smaraṇa) leading to surrender and steady praise (stuti).
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught directly; however, the verse uses precise cosmological terminology (kalpa, creation–preservation–dissolution), aligning with Purāṇic instruction that supports correct ritual and theological understanding.