Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 70
Dhvaja-Dhāraṇa Mahātmyam: Sumati–Satyamatī, Humility, and Deliverance by Hari’s Messengers
एषा च नर्तनं चक्रे तथैव ध्वजरोषणम् । अन्तकाले विष्णुगृहे तेन निष्पापतां गतौ ॥ ७० ॥
eṣā ca nartanaṃ cakre tathaiva dhvajaroṣaṇam | antakāle viṣṇugṛhe tena niṣpāpatāṃ gatau || 70 ||
لقد أدّت رقصًا، وكذلك جعلت الراية تُرفع (أو جعلت ساريةَ الراية تُدوّي). وعند نهاية العمر، بذلك الفعل بلغت دارَ فيشنو وصارت بريئةً من الإثم.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that even simple, heartfelt devotional acts offered in connection with Viṣṇu—such as sacred dance and honoring His banner—generate puṇya that can remove sin and lead the soul to Viṣṇu’s abode at death.
Bhakti is shown as accessible and action-based: physical expressions of devotion (nartana, dhvaja-sevā) performed with reverence become spiritually transformative and culminate in remembrance and divine attainment at life’s end.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is directly taught; the practical takeaway is ritual-devotional practice (upacāra/sevā) within Vaiṣṇava worship—using sanctioned acts to accrue merit and purify conduct.