Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24
The Characteristics of Devotion to Hari
या तु नारी पतिप्राणा पतिपूजापरायणा । तस्यास्तुष्टो जगन्नाथो ददाति स्वपदं मुने ॥ २४ ॥
yā tu nārī patiprāṇā patipūjāparāyaṇā | tasyāstuṣṭo jagannātho dadāti svapadaṃ mune || 24 ||
হে মুনি! যে নারী স্বামীতেই প্রাণ স্থাপন করে এবং স্বামী-সেবাপূজায় পরায়ণ, তার প্রতি প্রসন্ন হয়ে জগন্নাথ তাঁকে নিজের পরম পদ দান করেন।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents pativratā-dharma (steadfast marital devotion) as a form of dharma that, when performed with sincerity, pleases Jagannātha (Vishnu) and can culminate in attaining His supreme abode (sva-pada/parama-pada).
Bhakti is shown here as devotion expressed through daily conduct and service: single-pointed dedication (parāyaṇā) and reverent honoring (pūjā) become a lived practice that draws divine grace (tuṣṭaḥ…dadāti).
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the emphasis is on dharma as practical conduct (ācāra) within gṛhastha life rather than on disciplines like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa.