नारद उवाच । नियमः कीदृशो ब्रह्मन्फलं च नियमेन किम् । नियमेन हरिस्तुष्टो यथा भवति तद्वद
nārada uvāca | niyamaḥ kīdṛśo brahmanphalaṃ ca niyamena kim | niyamena haristuṣṭo yathā bhavati tadvada
نارد نے کہا: “اے برہمن! نیَم کیسا ہے، اور نیَم سے کون سا پھل حاصل ہوتا ہے؟ یہ بتائیے کہ نیَم کے ذریعے ہری (وشنو) کیسے راضی ہوتے ہیں۔”
Nārada
Listener: Brahmā
Scene: A calm hermitage dialogue: Nārada, vīṇā in hand, respectfully questions Brahmā seated on a lotus-throne; the atmosphere is contemplative, signaling the start of a teaching on inner discipline.
True observance requires understanding—Nārada seeks the nature and fruit of niyama and how it leads to divine pleasure.
No site is specified in this verse; it introduces a doctrinal inquiry within a tīrtha-mahātmya chapter.
The verse asks about niyama (vow/restraint) and its results, setting up the forthcoming prescription/definition.