Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 65
Dharmopadeśa-Śānti: Rules of Impurity, Expiations, and Ancestor Rites
इष्टेन लभते स्वर्गं मोक्षं पूर्त्तेन चान्पुयात् । वित्तक्षेपो भवेदिष्टं तडागं पूर्त्तमुच्यते ॥ ६५ ॥
iṣṭena labhate svargaṃ mokṣaṃ pūrttena cānpuyāt | vittakṣepo bhavediṣṭaṃ taḍāgaṃ pūrttamucyate || 65 ||
ইষ্ট দ্বারা স্বর্গলাভ হয়, আর পূর্ত দ্বারা মোক্ষও লাভ হতে পারে। যজ্ঞ-উপাসনায় ধনব্যয়কে ‘ইষ্ট’ বলা হয়; আর পুকুর/তড়াগ নির্মাণকে ‘পূর্ণ’ (পূর্ত) বলা হয়েছে।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It distinguishes two classical streams of merit—iṣṭa (ritual/sacrificial worship) and pūrta (charity and public-benefit works)—and assigns their fruits: svarga through iṣṭa and the higher aim of moksha through pūrta.
It frames devotion in practical dharma: worship and offerings (iṣṭa) are devotional acts, while compassionate service like creating water resources (pūrta) expresses devotion through loka-saṅgraha (welfare of beings), which is presented as conducive to liberation.
Ritual classification and dharma-śāstric terminology are emphasized: the verse defines technical categories of karma (iṣṭa vs pūrta) used in Vedic ritual and merit-accounting discussions rather than a specific Vedanga like Jyotiṣa.