Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 74
Sṛṣṭi-varṇana, Bhārata-khaṇḍa-mahātmya, and Jagad-bhūgola
Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography
विरागी चेत्कर्मफलेष्वपि किंचित्र कारयेत् । अर्पयेत्सुकृतं कर्म प्रीयतामितिं मे हरिः ॥ ७४ ॥
virāgī cetkarmaphaleṣvapi kiṃcitra kārayet | arpayetsukṛtaṃ karma prīyatāmitiṃ me hariḥ || 74 ||
বৈৰাগী হলেও যদি কৰ্মফলৰ দৃষ্টিৰে কিবা কাম কৰোৱায়, তেন্তে সেই সুকৃত কৰ্ম হৰিক অৰ্পণ কৰি ক’ব—“মোৰ হৰি প্ৰসন্ন হওক।”
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
The verse teaches that even when actions arise, their spiritual purification comes from dedicating the merit to Hari; the intention “May Hari be pleased” transforms karma into a means for inner freedom.
Bhakti is shown as an inner orientation: rather than acting for personal gain, one offers the good deed itself to Vishnu, making divine pleasure—not results—the central motive.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is directly taught here; the practical takeaway is ritual-intention (saṅkalpa)—to dedicate sukṛta to Hari as an act of devotion.