Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 83
Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana
दामोदर जगन्नाथ सर्वकारणकारण । त्राहिमां कृपया देव शारणागतपालकः ॥ ८३ ॥
dāmodara jagannātha sarvakāraṇakāraṇa | trāhimāṃ kṛpayā deva śāraṇāgatapālakaḥ || 83 ||
Ôi Dāmodara, ôi Chúa tể vũ trụ, nguyên nhân của mọi nguyên nhân—xin vì lòng từ bi mà che chở con, lạy Thần Chủ, vì Ngài là Đấng hộ trì những ai nương tựa nơi Ngài.
Narada (as a devotional supplicant within the teaching context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It expresses śaraṇāgati—taking refuge in Vishnu as the supreme cause and compassionate protector—presenting surrender as a direct means to divine protection and inner liberation.
Bhakti is shown as personal, prayerful reliance on the Lord’s mercy: the devotee addresses Vishnu by intimate names (Dāmodara, Jagannātha) and seeks shelter, emphasizing trust over self-effort.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is mantra-like stuti (devotional invocation) used in pūjā and japa to cultivate refuge and remembrance of Vishnu.