Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26
Yamapatha (The Road of Yama), Dāna-Phala, and the Imperishable Fruition of Karma
शुश्रूषां कुरुते यस्तु यतीनां व्रतचारिणाम् । द्विजाग्र्यब्राह्मणानां च स यात्यतिसुखान्वितः ॥ २६ ॥
śuśrūṣāṃ kurute yastu yatīnāṃ vratacāriṇām | dvijāgryabrāhmaṇānāṃ ca sa yātyatisukhānvitaḥ || 26 ||
যে ব্যক্তি ব্রতচারী যতি-ঋষিদের এবং শ্রেষ্ঠ দ্বিজ ব্রাহ্মণদের ভক্তিভরে শুশ্রূষা করে, সে অতিশয় সুখে পরিপূর্ণ অবস্থায় পৌঁছে।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It elevates śuśrūṣā—humble, attentive service to vow-observing renunciants and eminent Brāhmaṇas—as a direct dharmic cause of great spiritual well-being and happiness (ati-sukha).
By valuing service to the saintly (sādhu-sevā) and honoring disciplined vow-keepers, it supports the bhakti principle that humility, reverence, and service purify the heart and make devotion steady.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is dharma-practice—proper conduct toward yatis and learned Brāhmaṇas, especially those established in vrata.