Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 113
Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy
Transition to Vedānta Inquiry
अहो भाग्यमहो भाग्यं हरिनाम रतात्मनाम् । त्रिदर्शेरपि ते पूज्याः किमन्यैर्बहुभाषितैः ॥ १३ ॥
aho bhāgyamaho bhāgyaṃ harināma ratātmanām | tridarśerapi te pūjyāḥ kimanyairbahubhāṣitaiḥ || 13 ||
آہ! کیا نصیب—کیا بے مثال نصیب—اُن کا ہے جن کے دل ہری کے نام میں مگن ہیں۔ دیوتا بھی اُن کی پوجا کرتے ہیں؛ پھر اور کیا بہت کہوں؟
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in praise of Vishnu-bhakti and nāma-smaraṇa)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It declares that absorption in Hari’s divine name is itself a supreme spiritual attainment, making the devotee venerable even to the gods—highlighting nāma-bhakti as a direct, exalted path.
By praising those whose minds cling to Harināma, it teaches that loving remembrance/chanting of Vishnu’s name (nāma-smaraṇa/japa) is a central practice of bhakti that elevates one beyond ordinary social or cosmic status.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is devotional discipline—regular Harināma-japa and nāma-smaraṇa as a sādhana endorsed by the Purāṇic tradition.