Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11
The Characteristics of Devotion to Hari
संसारपाशं सुदृढं महामोहप्रदायकम् । हरिभक्तिकुठारेण च्छित्त्वात्यन्तसुखी भव ॥ ११ ॥
saṃsārapāśaṃ sudṛḍhaṃ mahāmohapradāyakam | haribhaktikuṭhāreṇa cchittvātyantasukhī bhava || 11 ||
Durchschlage die fest gebundene Schlinge des Saṃsāra—die große Verblendung hervorbringt—mit der Axt der Bhakti zu Hari; dann werde überaus glückselig.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames saṃsāra as a strong binding “noose” sustained by moha (delusion) and prescribes Hari-bhakti as the decisive instrument that cuts bondage and yields the highest happiness associated with liberation.
Bhakti is presented not as a mere emotion but as an effective spiritual power—an “axe”—capable of severing entrenched worldly conditioning and redirecting the seeker toward Hari as the liberating refuge.
No specific Vedanga (e.g., Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is sādhana-oriented—cultivating steady Hari-bhakti to overcome moha and attachment.