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 ||
পাপযুক্ত মানুহো নিঃসন্দেহে প্ৰভুৰ প্ৰীতিপাত্ৰ হয়, যদি তাৰ ভক্তি সৰ্বব্যাপী, অব্যয় বিশ্বেশ্বৰ নাৰায়ণত থাকে। তাৰ জন্ম সাৰ্থক হয়, আৰু মুক্তি যেন হাতৰ তলুতেই থাকে।
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.