Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 78
Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi
स्थिरासनो महाकायः सर्वकर्मावरोधकः । लोहितो लोहिताक्षश्च सामगानां कृपाकरः ॥ ७८ ॥
sthirāsano mahākāyaḥ sarvakarmāvarodhakaḥ | lohito lohitākṣaśca sāmagānāṃ kṛpākaraḥ || 78 ||
Ngài an tọa vững bền, thân tướng rộng lớn; ngăn chặn mọi hành vi sai trái. Ngài là Đấng Đỏ, mắt đỏ thắm, đầy lòng từ mẫn đối với những người xướng tụng thánh ca Sāma.
Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition; verse functions as an epithet-listing within the teaching)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
The verse presents Vishnu as the steady, all-encompassing Lord who checks harmful karma and responds with grace to sincere Vedic worship—especially Sāmaveda singing—showing that disciplined devotion and sacred sound attract divine compassion.
By highlighting the Lord’s कृपाकर (bestower of compassion) nature toward sāmagāna (Sāmaveda chanters), it frames bhakti as reverent, musically intoned Vedic praise offered with steadiness and purity, through which the devotee receives protection from adverse karmic tendencies.
It points to Sāmaveda practice—proper sāma-gāna (melodic chanting). In Vedanga terms, this aligns with Śikṣā (phonetics/intonation) and Chandas/Svara discipline, emphasizing accurate recitation and musical meter as a devotional-ritual skill.