Narada Purana · Chapter 1.2

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ
kathaṃ sanatkumārastu nāradāya mahātmane /
proktavānsakalāndharmānkathaṃ tau militāvubhau

kasminsthāne sthitau sūta tāvubhau brahmavādinau /
harigītasamudgāne cakratustadvadasva naḥ

sūta uvāca
sanakādyā mahātmāno brahmaṇo mānasāḥ sutāḥ /
nirmamā nirahaṃkārāḥ sarve te hyūdhvaretasaḥ

teṣāṃ nāmāni vakṣyāmi samakaśca sanandanaḥ /
sanasphumāraśca vibhuḥ sanātama iti smṛtaḥ

viṣṇubhaktā mahātmāno brahmadhyānaparāyaṇāḥ /
sahasrasūryasaṃkāśāḥ satyasandhā mumukṣavaḥ // NarP_1,2. 5//
ekadā meruśṛṅgaṃ te prasthitā brahmaṇaḥ sabhām /
iṣṭaṃ mārge 'tha dadṛśuḥ gaṅgāṃ viṣṇipadīṃ dvijāḥ

tāṃ nirīkṣya samudyuktāḥ strātuṃ sītājale 'bhavan /
etasminnantare tatra devarṣirnārado muniḥ

ājagāma dvijaśreṣṭhā dṛṣṭvā bhrāntṝnsvakāgrajān /
tāndṛṣṭvā strātumudyuktānnamaskṛtya kṛtāñjitiḥ

guṇannāmāni sapremabhaktiyukto madhudviṣaḥ /
nārāyaṇācyutānanta vāsudeva janārdana

yajñeśa yajñapuruṣa kṛṣṇa viṣṇo namo 'stu te /
padmākṣa kamalākānta gaṅgājanaka keśava /
kṣirodaśāyindeveśa dāmodara namo 'stu te

śrīrāma viṣṇo narasiṃha vāmana pradyumnasaṃkarpaṇa vātpadeva /
ajāniruddhāmalaruṅmurāraṃ tvaṃ pāhi naḥ sarvabhayādajastram

ityucca ranharernāma natvā tānsvāgrajānmunīn /
upāsīnaśca taiḥ sārddhaṃ sasnau prītisamanvitaḥ

te ṣāṃ cāpi tu sītāyā jale lokamalāpa he /
strātvā saṃtartya devarṣipitanvigatakalmaṣāḥ

uttīryya saṃdhyopāstyādi kṛtvācāraṃ svakaṃ dvijāḥ /
kathāṃ pracakrurvividhāḥ nārāyaṇa guṇāśritāḥ

kṛtatriyeṣu muniṣu gaṅgātīre manorame /
cakāranāradaḥ praśnaṃ nānākhyānakayāntare

nārada uvāca
sarvajñāḥ stha muniśreṣṭhāḥ bhagavadbhaktitatparāḥ /
yūyaṃ sarve jagannāthā bhagavantaḥ sanātanāḥ

lokoddhāraparānyuṣmāndīneṣu kṛtasauhṛdān /
pṛcche tato vadata me bhagavallakṣaṇaṃ budhāḥ

yenedamakhilaṃ jātaṃ jagatsthāvarajaṅgamam /
gaṅgāpādodakaṃ yasya sa kathaṃ jñāyate hariḥ

kathaṃ ca trividhaṃ karma saphalaṃ jāyate nṛṇām //
jñānasya lakṣaṇa brūta tapasaścāpi mānadāḥ

atitheḥ pūjanaṃ vāpi yena viṣṇuḥ prasīdati /
evamādīni guhyāni harituṣṭikarāṇi ca /
anugṛhya ca māṃ nāthāstattvato vaktumarhatha // NarP_1,2. 20 //
śaunaka uvāca
namaḥ parāya devāya parasmātparamātra ca /
parāvara nivāsāya saguṇāyāguṇāya ca

amāyāyātmasaṃjñāya mācine viśvarupiṇe /
yogīśvarāya yogāya yogagamyāya viṣṇave

jñānāya jñānagamyāya sarvajñānaikahetave /
jñāceśvarāya jñeyāya jñātre vijñānasaṃpade

dhyānāya dhyānagamyāya dhyātṛpātaharāya ca /
dhyāneśvarāya sudhiyedhyeyadhyātṛsvarupiṇe

ādityavacandrāgnividhātṛdevāḥ siddhāśca yakṣāsuranāgasaṅghāḥ /
yacchaktiyuktāstamajaṃ purāṇaṃ satyaṃ stutīśaṃ satataṃ nato 'smi

yo brahmarupī jagatāṃ vidhātā sa eva pātā dvijaviṣṇurupī /
kalpāntarudrākhyatamuḥ sa devaḥ śeteṃ'ghripānastamajaṃ bhajāmi

yannāmasaṃkīrttanato gajendro grāhograbandhānmumuce sa devaḥ /
virājamānaḥ svapade parākhye taṃ viṣṇumādyaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye

śivasvarupī śivabhakti bhājāṃ yo viṣṇurupī haribhāvitānām /
saṃkalpapūrvātmakadehahetustaṃstameva nityaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye

yaḥ keśihantā narakāntakaśca bālo bhujāgreṇa dadhāra gotram /
devaṃ ca bhūmāravinodaśīlaṃ taṃ vāsudevaṃ satataṃ nato 'smi

lebhe 'vatīryogranṛsiṃharupīyodaityavakṣaḥ kaṭhinaṃ śilāvat /
vidāryasaṃrākṣitavānsvabhaktaṃ prahlādamīśaṃ tamajaṃ manāmi

vyomādibhirmūṣitamātmasaṃjñaṃ nirañjanaṃ nityamameyatattvam /
jagadvidhātāramakarmakaṃ ca paraṃ purāṇaṃ puruṣama nato 'smi

brahmendrarudrānilavāyumartyagandharvayakṣāsuradevasaṃghaiḥ /
svamūrtibhedaiḥ sthita eka īśastamādimātmā namahaṃ bhajāmi

yato bhinnamidaṃ sarvaṃ samudbhūtaṃ sthitaṃ ca vai /
yasminneṣyati paścācca tamasti śaraṇaṃ gataḥ

yaḥ sthito viśvarupeṇa saṅgīvātra pratīyate /
asaṅgī paripūrṇaśca tamasmi śaraṇaṃ gataḥ

hṛdi sthito 'pi yo devo māyayā mohitātmanām /
na jñāyate paraḥ śuddhastamasmi śaraṇaṃ gataḥ

sarvasaṃganivṛttānāṃ dhyānayogaratātmanām /
sarvatra bhāti jñānātmā tamasmi śaraṇaṃ gataḥ

dadhāra mandāraṃ pṛṣṭe nirode 'mṛtamanthane /
devatānāṃ hitārthāya taṃ kūrmaṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ

draṣṭrāṅkureṇa yo 'nantaḥ samuddhṛtyārṇavāddharām /
tasthāvidaṃ jagatkṛtsnaṃ vārāhaṃ taṃ nato 'smyaham

prahlādaṃ gopayandaityaṃ śilātikaṭhinorasam /
vidārya hatavānyo hi taṃ nṛsiṃhaṃ nato 'smyaham

labdhvā vairocanerbhūmiṃ dvābhyāṃ padbhyāmatītya yaḥ /
ābrahmabhuvanaṃ pādātsurebhyastaṃ nato 'jitam

haihayasyāparādhena hyekaviṃśatisaṃkhyayā /
kṣatriyānvayabhettā yo jāmadagnyaṃ nato 'smi tam

āvirbhūtaścaturddhā yaḥ kapibhiḥ parivāritaḥ /
hatavānrākṣasānīkaṃ rāmacandraṃ nato 'smyaham

mūrtidvayaṃ samāśritya bhūbhāramapahṛtya ca /
saṃjahāra kulaṃ svaṃ yastaṃ śrīkṛṣṇapyahaṃ bhaje

bhūmyādilokatritayaṃ saṃtṛtpātmānamātmani /
paśyanti nirmalaṃ śuddhaṃ tamīśānaṃ bhajāmyaham

yugānte pāpino śuddhānbhittvā tīkṣṇasudhārayā /
sthāpayāmāsa yo dharmaṃ kṛtādau tannamāmyaham

evamādīnyanekāni yasya rupāṇi pāṇḍavāḥ /
na śakyaṃ tena saṃkhyātuṃ koṭyabdairapi taṃ bhaje

mahimānaṃ tu yannāmnaḥ paraṃ gantuṃ munīśvarāḥ /
devāsurāśca manavaḥ kathaṃ taṃ śrullako bhaje

yannāmaśravaṇenāpi mahāpātakino narāḥ /
pavitratāṃ prapadyante ta kathaṃ staumi cālpadhīḥ

yathākathañcidyannamni kīrtite vā śrute 'pi vā /
pāpinastu viśuddhāḥ syuḥ śaddhā mokṣamavānpuyuḥ

ātmanyātmānamādhāya yogino gatakalmaśāḥ /
paśyanti yaṃ jñānarupaṃ tamasmi śaraṇaṃ gataḥ

sāṅkhyāḥ sarveṣu paśyanti paripūraṇāntakaṃ harim /
tamādidevamajaraṃ jñānarupaṃ bhajāmyaham

sarvasattvamayaṃ śāntaṃ sarvadraṣṭāramīśvaram /
sahasraśīrṣakaṃ devaṃ vande bhāvātmakaṃ harim

yadbhūtaṃ yacca vai bhāvyaṃ sthāvaraṃ jaṅgamaṃ jagat /
daśāṅgulaṃ yo 'tsyatiṣṭattamīśamajaraṃ bhade

aṇoraṇīyāṃsamajaṃ mahataśca mahattaram /
guhyādguhyatamaṃ devaṃ praṇamāmi punaḥ punaḥ

dhyātaḥ smṛtaḥ pūjito vā śṛtaḥ praṇamito 'pi vā /
svapadaṃ yo dadātīśastaṃ vande puruṣottamam

iti stuvantaṃ paramaṃ pereśaṃ harṣāmbusaṃruddhavilocanāste /
munīśvarā nāradasaṃyutāstu sanandanādyāḥ prapudaṃ prajagmuḥ

ya idaṃ prātarutyāya pāṭhedvai paurupaṃ stavam /
sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati