Manvantaras and Indras; Sudharmā’s Liberation through Viṣṇu-Pradakṣiṇā; Supremacy of Hari-Bhakti
वैवस्वतेंऽतरे पूर्वं शक्रस्य च बृहस्पतेः । संवादः सुमहानासीत्तं वक्ष्यामि निशामय ॥ २ ॥
vaivasvateṃ'tare pūrvaṃ śakrasya ca bṛhaspateḥ | saṃvādaḥ sumahānāsīttaṃ vakṣyāmi niśāmaya || 2 ||
在毗婆斯瓦塔(Vaivasvata)摩奴劫之前,曾有一场极其宏大的对话,发生在释迦罗(因陀罗)与布里哈斯帕提之间。请专心聆听,我今将为你叙述。
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It frames the teaching as a revered deva–guru dialogue, signaling that the coming instruction carries authoritative dharmic and spiritual weight.
This verse does not yet teach bhakti directly; it introduces the narrative setting that will deliver guidance—often culminating in devotion and right conduct—through exemplary divine conversation.
No specific Vedāṅga is taught in this verse; it establishes a Manvantara-based chronology (a Purāṇic time framework) used to contextualize later instruction.