Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 4
The Greatness of the Gaṅgā
Gaṅgāmāhātmya
श्रोतव्यं मुनिभिर्नित्यं दुष्टग्रहनिवारणम् । सर्वरोगप्रशमनमायुर्वर्ध्दनकारणम् ॥ ४ ॥
śrotavyaṃ munibhirnityaṃ duṣṭagrahanivāraṇam | sarvarogapraśamanamāyurvardhdanakāraṇam || 4 ||
یہ بات اہلِ ریاضت (مُنियों) کو ہمیشہ سننی چاہیے؛ یہ بداثر سیاروی آفات کو دور کرتی، تمام بیماریوں کو فرو کرتی اور عمر میں افزائش کا سبب بنتی ہے ॥۴॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It elevates śravaṇa (devotional listening) as a protective and purifying practice whose fruit is both inner well-being and outer auspiciousness—removing harmful influences and supporting longevity.
By emphasizing “nityaṃ śrotavyam” (constant hearing), it points to bhakti’s foundational limb—listening to sacred narration—through which fear, affliction, and negativity are dissolved by sustained contact with dharmic sound.
It reflects Jyotiṣa-oriented language (graha, duṣṭa-graha) and the applied idea of graha-śānti—pacifying adverse planetary/seizing influences through sanctioned religious hearing/recitation.