Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1
सनक उवाच । पुनर्वक्ष्यामि माहात्म्यं देवदेवस्य चक्रिणः । पठतां शृण्वतां सद्यः पापराशिः प्रणश्यति 1. ॥ १ ॥
sanaka uvāca | punarvakṣyāmi māhātmyaṃ devadevasya cakriṇaḥ | paṭhatāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ sadyaḥ pāparāśiḥ praṇaśyati 1. || 1 ||
萨那迦说道：我将再宣说持轮之天中天（毗湿奴）的伟大。诵读者与聆听者，其罪业之聚当即消灭。
Sanaka
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It establishes śravaṇa (hearing) and pāṭha (recitation) of Viṣṇu’s māhātmya as direct purifying practices, asserting immediate destruction of accumulated pāpa through devotional contact with the Lord’s glory.
By highlighting listening and recitation as effective devotional limbs (bhakti-aṅgas), the verse frames bhakti as accessible: engaging the mind and speech in Viṣṇu-kathā quickly cleanses sin and turns the heart toward the Lord.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught here; the practical takeaway is the sādhana-method of śravaṇa and pāṭha—structured listening/recitation of sacred narrative as a purificatory discipline.