Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26
Dhvaja-Dhāraṇa Mahātmyam: Sumati–Satyamatī, Humility, and Deliverance by Hari’s Messengers
पूजा बहुविधाः सन्ति हरितुष्टिविधायिकाः । तासु नित्यं ध्वजारोपे वर्त्त्से त्वं सदोद्यतः ॥ २६ ॥
pūjā bahuvidhāḥ santi harituṣṭividhāyikāḥ | tāsu nityaṃ dhvajārope varttse tvaṃ sadodyataḥ || 26 ||
للعبادة وجوهٌ كثيرة، وكلّها تُرضي هاري (Hari). غير أنّك، من بينها، مواظبٌ دائمًا، ترفع كلَّ يومٍ الرايةَ المقدّسة (dhvaja) تكريمًا له.
Sanatkumara (addressing Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that many modes of worship can please Hari, yet steady daily devotion—symbolized by dhvaja-āropa—is praised as a focused, disciplined expression of bhakti.
Bhakti is shown as both inclusive (many valid forms of pūjā) and consistent (nitya practice). The verse highlights sustained zeal (sadodyata) as a hallmark of a devotee.
It points to ritual procedure (kalpa/ācāra in practice): performing a specific daily upacāra—hoisting a dhvaja—as part of regulated worship meant to please Vishnu.