Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60
Yajñamālī–Sumālī Upākhyāna: Merit-Transfer through Temple Plastering (Lepa) and the Redemption of a Sinner
तस्य तुष्यंति विप्रेंद्र ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः । हरिभक्तिपराणां तु संगिनां संगमात्रतः ॥ ५९ ॥
tasya tuṣyaṃti vipreṃdra brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ | haribhaktiparāṇāṃ tu saṃgināṃ saṃgamātrataḥ || 59 ||
يا أفضلَ البراهمة، يرضى عنه براهما وفيشنو وماهيشڤرا؛ بل إن مجرّد صحبة الرفاق المكرّسين لبهاكتي هاري تكسب رضاهم.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that divine grace is strongly linked to satsanga: even simple contact with sincere devotees of Hari makes the highest deities favorable, accelerating one’s spiritual progress.
Bhakti is shown as contagious and transformative—association with Hari’s devotees (hari-bhaktas) itself becomes a direct cause for inner purification and the pleasure of the divine.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught here; the practical takeaway is dhārmic conduct through sadhu-saṅga—seeking the company of devotees as a daily discipline supporting mantra, pūjā, and vrata practice.