Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 64
Sṛṣṭi-varṇana, Bhārata-khaṇḍa-mahātmya, and Jagad-bhūgola
Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography
एतेष्वन्यतमो विप्रमात्मानं नारभेत्तु यः । स एव दुष्कृतिर्मूढो नास्त्यन्योऽस्मादचेतनः ॥ ६४ ॥
eteṣvanyatamo vipramātmānaṃ nārabhettu yaḥ | sa eva duṣkṛtirmūḍho nāstyanyo'smādacetanaḥ || 64 ||
O brāhmaṇa, whoever among these teachings or paths does not set himself to practice even one—he alone is truly a doer of evil, deluded; there is no one more senseless than he.
Sanatkumāra (in instruction to Nārada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It declares that spiritual knowledge is meaningful only when translated into sādhana—beginning and sustaining practice; refusing to undertake any discipline is portrayed as the height of delusion.
By stressing “beginning” (ārambha) of practice, it supports bhakti as lived devotion—taking up at least one concrete devotional discipline (such as nāma-japa, pūjā, vrata, or service) rather than remaining only in theory.
No single Vedāṅga is taught directly; the practical takeaway is the Vedāṅga spirit of disciplined application—learning must lead to implementation (e.g., correct observance of rules, recitation, and conduct), not mere intellectual display.