Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25
Śuka’s Origin, Mastery of Śāstra, and Testing at Janaka’s Court
अरण्यामेव सहसा तस्य शुक्रमवापतत् । शुक्रे निर्मथ्यमानेऽस्यां शुको जज्ञे महातपाः ॥ २५ ॥
araṇyāmeva sahasā tasya śukramavāpatat | śukre nirmathyamāne'syāṃ śuko jajñe mahātapāḥ || 25 ||
Bỗng nhiên, ngay trong khu rừng ấy, tinh dịch của ngài rơi xuống. Khi tinh ấy được khuấy động tại chính nơi đó, đại khổ hạnh Śuka liền được sinh ra.
Narada (narrating a Purāṇic birth account within Mokṣa-dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
It presents Śuka’s extraordinary birth as a sign of tapas and destiny: a realized sage can manifest through non-ordinary causes, emphasizing that liberation-oriented life (mokṣa-dharma) is rooted in intense austerity and divine order rather than mere social convention.
Indirectly, it supports bhakti by showing that exalted saints arise through providence; such sages become transmitters of God-centered knowledge and detachment, which in Narada Purana is repeatedly tied to Viṣṇu-bhakti and the pursuit of mokṣa.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; it mainly uses Purāṇic narrative style (janma-kathā) to establish a sage’s authority (ṛṣi-prāmāṇya) for subsequent mokṣa and dharma instruction.