Shloka 41
Puruṣottama-māhātmya
The Greatness of Puruṣottama Kṣetra
बभूव नृपतिः श्रीमानिंद्रद्युम्न इति श्रुतः । सत्यवादी शुचिर्दक्षः सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः ॥ ४१ ॥
babhūva nṛpatiḥ śrīmāniṃdradyumna iti śrutaḥ | satyavādī śucirdakṣaḥ sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ || 41 ||
Bấy giờ xuất hiện một vị vua vinh hiển, được biết đến với danh hiệu Indradyumna—người nói lời chân thật, thanh tịnh, tài năng, và là bậc tối thượng trong hàng những người cầm vũ khí.
Narada (narrating within the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahatmya discourse to Sanatkumara and the Kumaras)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It establishes Indradyumna as a dharmic ruler—truthful, pure, and disciplined—showing that inner virtue (satyavāda, śauca) is the foundation for tirtha-related merit and sacred outcomes in the Uttara-Bhaga narratives.
By praising truthfulness, purity, and competence, the verse presents the ethical ground on which Vishnu-bhakti and successful religious acts stand—devotion in the Purana is not separated from character and dharma.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is dharmic discipline—truth (satya) and purity (śauca)—as prerequisites for effective ritual life and pilgrimage practice in Narada Purana rituals.