Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 62
Sṛṣṭi-varṇana, Bhārata-khaṇḍa-mahātmya, and Jagad-bhūgola
Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography
वेदार्थश्रवणे बुद्धिः पुराणश्रवणे तथा । सत्संगेऽपि च यस्यास्ति सोऽपि वन्द्यः सुरोत्तमैः ॥ ६२ ॥
vedārthaśravaṇe buddhiḥ purāṇaśravaṇe tathā | satsaṃge'pi ca yasyāsti so'pi vandyaḥ surottamaiḥ || 62 ||
جس میں وید کے معانی سننے کی سمجھ ہو، اسی طرح پرانوں کے شروَن کی رغبت ہو، اور ستسنگ میں بھی استقامت ہو—وہ بھی دیوتاؤں کے برگزیدہ لوگوں کے نزدیک قابلِ تعظیم ہے۔
Narada (teaching within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It elevates three pillars of inner refinement—understanding-based Vedic listening, Purāṇic listening, and steadfastness in satsanga—stating that such a person becomes venerable even to the highest devas.
By praising Purāṇa-śravaṇa and satsanga, it points to classic bhakti supports: hearing sacred narratives and staying in the company of the virtuous, which stabilizes faith and devotion through right understanding.
The verse emphasizes vedārtha (meaning of the Veda) and disciplined śravaṇa; it implicitly values interpretive clarity associated with śāstra-study traditions (supported by Vedāṅga tools like Vyākaraṇa for correct comprehension), though no single Vedāṅga is named explicitly.