Shloka 4
The Prayers of the Personified Vedas (Śruti-stuti) and the Indescribable Absolute
अत्र ते वर्णयिष्यामि गाथां नारायणान्विताम् । नारदस्य च संवादमृषेर्नारायणस्य च ॥ ४ ॥
atra te varṇayiṣyāmi gāthāṁ nārāyaṇānvitām nāradasya ca saṁvādam ṛṣer nārāyaṇasya ca
在此我将为你讲述一段与至上主那罗延（Nārāyaṇa）相应的圣传：那是圣者那罗延仙人与那罗陀牟尼曾经的一次对话。
Lord Nārāyaṇa is connected in two ways with the following narration: as its speaker and as the subject it describes.
FAQs
It introduces a Nārāyaṇa-centered sacred narration, specifically the dialogue between Nārada and the sage Nārāyaṇa, which frames the teachings and prayers in this chapter.
Because it anchors the chapter’s philosophical and devotional conclusions in an authoritative exchange connected directly to Nārāyaṇa, guiding the listener toward the intended bhakti-centered understanding.
By approaching spiritual study as a Nārāyaṇa-centered hearing process—seeking teachings that lead to devotion, and learning through authentic dialogues and guru-disciple style inquiry.