Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2
Dhvaja-Dhāraṇa Mahātmyam: Sumati–Satyamatī, Humility, and Deliverance by Hari’s Messengers
यस्तु वै सुमतिर्नाम ध्वजारोपपरो मुने । त्वयोक्तस्तस्य चरितं विस्तरेण ममादिश ॥ २ ॥
yastu vai sumatirnāma dhvajāropaparo mune | tvayoktastasya caritaṃ vistareṇa mamādiśa || 2 ||
Bạch hiền giả, xin ngài hãy chỉ dạy cho con tường tận về cuộc đời và hạnh kiểm của người tên Sumati, kẻ một lòng phụng sự việc dựng cờ thiêng, mà ngài đã nhắc đến.
Sanatkumara (questioner) addressing Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
The verse highlights śraddhā-driven inquiry: a seeker requests a detailed account of a devotee’s conduct, implying that even a focused ritual act like dhvaja-āropaṇa can carry dharmic and devotional significance worth studying and emulating.
Bhakti is framed as practical devotion expressed through service and sacred symbols; the request to narrate Sumati’s life suggests that sincere, repeated devotional acts (like raising a temple banner) become exemplary models of lived devotion.
No specific Vedāṅga is taught directly in this verse; it instead sets up an itihāsa-style narration used in Purāṇas to transmit dharma and vrata procedure (how and why a ritual observance is performed).