Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8
Manvantaras and Indras; Sudharmā’s Liberation through Viṣṇu-Pradakṣiṇā; Supremacy of Hari-Bhakti
सुधर्म इति विख्यातः कश्चिदास्ते पुरे तव । भुञ्जानो दिव्यभोगांश्च ब्रह्मलोकादिहागतः ॥ ८ ॥
sudharma iti vikhyātaḥ kaścidāste pure tava | bhuñjāno divyabhogāṃśca brahmalokādihāgataḥ || 8 ||
تمہارے شہر میں ‘سُدھرم’ نام سے مشہور ایک شخص رہتا ہے؛ وہ برہملوک سے یہاں آیا ہے اور آسمانی لذتوں سے بہرہ مند ہوتا ہے۔
Sanatkumara (one of the Sanatkumara brothers) to Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It introduces Sudharma as a soul who has attained a higher realm (Brahmaloka) and yet appears in a human city, indicating that loka-attainments arise from accumulated merit and can still be part of a larger divine narrative and instruction.
While Bhakti is not explicitly named here, the verse sets a framework used in the Narada Purana: exalted states and divine enjoyments are results of dharma and worship; subsequent teaching typically contrasts temporary celestial enjoyments with the higher, lasting aim of devotion and liberation.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is directly taught in this line; it functions as narrative context using Purāṇic cosmology (lokas) to frame later instruction on dharma and spiritual goals.