Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 38
Threefold Suffering, Twofold Knowledge, and the Definition of Bhagavān (Vāsudeva); Prelude to Keśidhvaja–Janaka Yoga
सनंदन उवाच । धर्मध्वजो वै जनक तस्य पुशेऽमितध्वजः । कृतध्वजोऽस्य भ्राताभूत्सदाध्यात्मरतिर्नृपः ॥ ३७ ॥
sanaṃdana uvāca | dharmadhvajo vai janaka tasya puśe'mitadhvajaḥ | kṛtadhvajo'sya bhrātābhūtsadādhyātmaratirnṛpaḥ || 37 ||
Sanandana nói: “Quả thật có một vị thủy tổ tên Dharmadhvaja. Từ ngài sinh ra Amitadhvaja. Em trai của ông là Kṛtadhvaja, một vị vua luôn chuyên tâm nơi tri kiến về Tự Ngã.”
Sanandana
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames a royal lineage where true excellence is highlighted not merely by birth or power but by adhyātma-rati—steady absorption in Self-knowledge—setting up mokṣa-dharma ideals within a kingly context.
While it does not explicitly teach bhakti practices here, it points to inner spiritual commitment (adhyātma-rati) as the king’s defining trait—often presented in the Purana as the foundation upon which devotion to Vishnu and liberation-oriented living can stand.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it primarily serves as genealogical and doctrinal context emphasizing adhyātma (spiritual inquiry) within mokṣa-dharma narration.