Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 79
Maṅgalācaraṇa, Naimiṣāraṇya-Sabhā, Sūta-Āhvāna, and Narada Purāṇa-Māhātmya
अपि पातकयुक्तस्य प्रसन्नः स्यान्नसंशयः । यस्य नारायणे भक्तिर्विभौ विश्वेश्वरेऽव्यये । तस्य स्यात्सफलं जन्म मुक्तिश्चैव करे स्थिता ॥ ७८ ॥
api pātakayuktasya prasannaḥ syānnasaṃśayaḥ | yasya nārāyaṇe bhaktirvibhau viśveśvare'vyaye | tasya syātsaphalaṃ janma muktiścaiva kare sthitā || 78 ||
حتى من أثقلته الخطايا يصير مرضيًّا لدى الربّ—لا شكّ—إذا كانت له بهاكتي إلى ناراياṇa، الشامل لكلّ شيء، ربّ الكون، الذي لا يفنى. فمثل هذا العابد تكون ولادته مثمرة، وتكون الموكشا كأنها قائمة في كفّ يده.
Narada (teaching in dialogue with the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It declares bhakti to Nārāyaṇa as spiritually decisive: even a sin-tainted person becomes acceptable to the Lord, and the ultimate goal—mokṣa—becomes readily attainable.
Bhakti is presented as direct refuge in the imperishable, all-pervading Lord (Nārāyaṇa); this devotion makes one’s life meaningful and brings liberation close, independent of prior moral burden.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is devotional practice—cultivating unwavering bhakti to Nārāyaṇa as the primary sādhanā for mokṣa.