Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 85
Bhakti-Śraddhā-Ācāra-Māhātmya and the Commencement of the Mārkaṇḍeya Narrative
वेदान्तवेद्यं पुरुषं पुराणं हिरण्यगर्भादिजगत्स्वरुपम् । अनूपमं भक्ति जनानुकम्पिनं भजामि सर्वेश्वरमादिमीड्यम् ॥ ८५ ॥
vedāntavedyaṃ puruṣaṃ purāṇaṃ hiraṇyagarbhādijagatsvarupam | anūpamaṃ bhakti janānukampinaṃ bhajāmi sarveśvaramādimīḍyam || 85 ||
میں اُس ازلی و ستائش کے لائق ربِّ کُل کی بھکتی کرتا ہوں جو ویدانت سے معلوم ہوتا ہے؛ وہ قدیم پرُش ہے جس کی ہیئت میں ہیرنیہ گربھ سے لے کر سارا جگت شامل ہے؛ بے مثال اور بھکتوں پر مہربان۔
Narada (in a devotional hymn within the teaching narrative)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme Lord as the Vedānta-known Purusha—both transcendent and immanent as the cosmos—and emphasizes that His defining grace is compassion toward devotees, making devotion a direct means to liberation.
By highlighting the Lord as “bhakti-janānukampin” (merciful to devotees), it frames bhakti not merely as ritual performance but as a relationship of surrender and worship to the incomparable Lord who responds with grace.
The verse points to Vedānta (Upaniṣadic inquiry) as the pramāṇa for knowing the Supreme; it is more philosophical than technical, so it does not directly teach a Vedāṅga practice like Śikṣā or Jyotiṣa, but it anchors devotion in scriptural authority.