Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 83
Mārkaṇḍeya-varṇanam
The Description of Mārkaṇḍeya
सनक उवाच । एतत्सर्वं निगदितं त्वया पृष्टं द्विजोत्तम । भगवद्भक्तिमाहात्म्यं किमन्यच्छ्रोतुमिच्छसि ॥ ८३ ॥
sanaka uvāca | etatsarvaṃ nigaditaṃ tvayā pṛṣṭaṃ dvijottama | bhagavadbhaktimāhātmyaṃ kimanyacchrotumicchasi || 83 ||
Sanaka nói: “Hỡi bậc tối thượng trong hàng nhị sinh, ta đã trình bày trọn điều ông hỏi—về sự vĩ đại của bhakti đối với Đấng Thế Tôn. Ông còn muốn nghe gì nữa?”
Sanaka
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It marks a transition point in the Sanaka–disciple dialogue: the teacher confirms that the requested teaching—Bhagavad-bhakti-māhātmya (the glory of devotion to the Lord)—has been fully delivered and invites the seeker to ask for the next step in spiritual inquiry.
By explicitly naming “bhagavad-bhakti-māhātmya,” the verse frames bhakti as a central, authoritative topic worthy of systematic instruction; it also shows bhakti being taught through guru–śiṣya questioning, emphasizing attentive hearing (śravaṇa) as a key devotional method.
The practical emphasis is on disciplined inquiry and śravaṇa (listening) within a structured dialogue; no specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is directly taught in this verse.