Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 131
Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā
तदंशः स्वाग्नयो भक्ता लब्धोनोभूर्गुणो भवेत् । यदैकाल्यं तदास्तांशाः स्वाग्र्याप्तोना च भूर्गुणः ॥ १३१ ॥
tadaṃśaḥ svāgnayo bhaktā labdhonobhūrguṇo bhavet | yadaikālyaṃ tadāstāṃśāḥ svāgryāptonā ca bhūrguṇaḥ || 131 ||
If that allotted share is received by one’s own sacred fires and by devoted recipients, the merit is not greatly multiplied. But when it is offered as a single, unified act (aikālya), those shares reach what is foremost, and the merit indeed increases vastly.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that the inner unity of an offering—performed as one integrated act—can elevate its spiritual fruit more than merely distributing portions in a routine way.
By emphasizing “bhaktāḥ” (devoted recipients/worshippers), it implies that sincerity and devotional alignment in the act of offering shapes the quality of the result, especially when the offering is made with unified intent.
It reflects ritual reasoning (kalpa-style logic) about aṁśa (shares) and the role of svāgni (household fires) in sacrificial procedure—showing how the structure of an offering affects its stated phala (result).