Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49
The Exposition of Spiritual Knowledge
Jñāna-pradarśanam
पत्रैः पुष्पैः फलैर्वापि दूर्वाभिः पल्लवैरथ । पूजयस्व जगन्नाथं नारायणमकामतः ॥ ४९ ॥
patraiḥ puṣpaiḥ phalairvāpi dūrvābhiḥ pallavairatha | pūjayasva jagannāthaṃ nārāyaṇamakāmataḥ || 49 ||
পাত, ফুল বা ফল, লগতে দূৰ্বা ঘাঁহ আৰু কোমল পল্লৱেৰে—জগন্নাথ নাৰায়ণক নিষ্কামভাৱে, ফলৰ কামনা নকৰাকৈ, পূজা কৰা।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that the essence of worship is inner devotion and selflessness: even simple offerings become spiritually potent when offered to Nārāyaṇa without craving results.
Bhakti here is shown as accessible and heartfelt—one may worship with readily available items, but the defining feature is akāmataḥ (desirelessness), turning the act into pure devotion.
It highlights practical ritual procedure (kalpa-style guidance): acceptable upacāra offerings for pūjā and the principle that intention (bhāva) and nishkāma attitude are central to efficacy.