Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
अक्षयः परमो धर्मो भक्तिलेशेन जायते । श्रद्धया परया चैव सर्वं पापं प्रणश्यति ॥ २९ ॥
akṣayaḥ paramo dharmo bhaktileśena jāyate | śraddhayā parayā caiva sarvaṃ pāpaṃ praṇaśyati || 29 ||
ভক্তিৰ অতি সামান্য লেশৰ পৰাও অক্ষয় পৰম ধৰ্ম জন্মে; আৰু পৰম শ্ৰদ্ধাৰে সকলো পাপ সম্পূৰ্ণৰূপে নাশ হয়।
Narada (teaching in the Narada Purana dialogue tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It states that true Dharma becomes “akṣaya” (imperishable) when even a small amount of bhakti is present, and that elevated śraddhā has the power to eradicate accumulated pāpa.
Bhakti is presented as the generative seed of the highest Dharma—so potent that even a mere “leśa” (trace) transforms practice into enduring spiritual merit and inner purity.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is that ritual correctness is spiritually completed by śraddhā and bhakti, which remove pāpa.