Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 17
The Greatness of Viṣṇu
Viṣṇor Māhātmya
वीतिहोत्र उवाच । राजन्परमधर्मज्ञ हरिभक्तिपरायण । विष्णुभक्तिमतां पुंसां श्रेष्ठोऽसि भरतर्षभ ॥ १७ ॥
vītihotra uvāca | rājanparamadharmajña haribhaktiparāyaṇa | viṣṇubhaktimatāṃ puṃsāṃ śreṣṭho'si bharatarṣabha || 17 ||
Vītihotra nói: Ôi Đại vương, bậc thấu triệt Chánh pháp tối thượng, trọn lòng quy hướng về Hari—hỡi bậc kiệt xuất trong dòng Bharata—ngài là người đứng đầu trong hàng những kẻ sùng kính Đức Viṣṇu.
Vītihotra
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It identifies Viṣṇu-bhakti as the mark of the highest dharma, praising the king as exemplary because devotion to Hari is treated as the supreme virtue.
Bhakti is presented as a total orientation of life—“haribhakti-parāyaṇa”—where the devotee becomes foremost not by power or learning alone, but by steadfast devotion to Viṣṇu.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical-spiritual: align conduct with dharma through sustained Viṣṇu-bhakti.