Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 77
योगस्वरूप-धारणा-समाधि-वर्णनम् (केशिध्वजोपदेशः)
सनन्दन उवाच । यथार्हपूजया तेन खाण्डिक्येन स पूजितः । आजगाम पुरं ब्रह्मंस्ततः केशिध्वजो नृपः ॥ ७७ ॥
sanandana uvāca | yathārhapūjayā tena khāṇḍikyena sa pūjitaḥ | ājagāma puraṃ brahmaṃstataḥ keśidhvajo nṛpaḥ || 77 ||
قال سَنَنْدَنَة: لمّا أُكرِمَ ذلك الملكُ كِشِدْهْفَجَا من قِبَلِ خَانْدِكْيَا بما يليق من الضيافة والعبادة، أتى بعد ذلك إلى المدينة، أيها البراهمن.
Sanandana
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It highlights yathārha-pūjā—offering appropriate honor and hospitality—as a dharmic act that supports purity of conduct and prepares the ground for higher teachings within Moksha-Dharma.
While not directly teaching bhakti practices, it reflects the devotional ethic of reverence—honoring a worthy person with proper pūjā mirrors the inner attitude of respect that underlies sincere Vishnu-bhakti and disciplined spiritual life.
It implicitly points to kalpa/ācāra (ritual and conduct): knowing how to perform yathārha hospitality and pūjā according to propriety, status, and context—an applied aspect of Vedic ritual discipline.