Shloka 71
Prayaga-mahatmya
Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni
न दत्ते पुनरावृत्तिं कल्पकोटिशतैरपि । सत्यवादी जितक्रोधो ह्यहिंसां परमां श्रितः ॥ ७१ ॥
na datte punarāvṛttiṃ kalpakoṭiśatairapi | satyavādī jitakrodho hyahiṃsāṃ paramāṃ śritaḥ || 71 ||
ই সেয়া শত শত কোটি কল্পলৈকো পুনৰাবৃত্তি (জন্ম-মৃত্যু) ঘটায় নে। সত্যবাদী, ক্ৰোধজয়ী আৰু পৰম অহিংসাৰ আশ্ৰিত ব্যক্তি সেই অৱস্থা লাভ কৰে।
Narada (teaching in the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha/dharma discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It declares that truthfulness, mastery over anger, and supreme non-violence are liberation-oriented virtues that prevent punarāvṛtti (return to repeated birth), aligning dharma with the goal of moksha.
Bhakti in the Narada Purana is upheld by inner purity; a devotee grounded in satya, jita-krodha, and ahiṃsā becomes fit for divine grace, making devotion steady and freeing rather than merely ritual.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this verse; it emphasizes sādhana ethics—truthfulness, anger-control, and non-violence—as practical disciplines that support all Vedic practice and vrata observance.