Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57
Yamapatha (The Road of Yama), Dāna-Phala, and the Imperishable Fruition of Karma
चिरभोज्यं फलं तेषामुक्तं बहुविदा त्वया । दिनांते ब्रह्मणः प्रोक्तो नाशो लोकत्रयस्य वै ॥ ५७ ॥
cirabhojyaṃ phalaṃ teṣāmuktaṃ bahuvidā tvayā | dināṃte brahmaṇaḥ prokto nāśo lokatrayasya vai || 57 ||
You have explained in many ways the enduring fruit that they are to enjoy; and you have also declared that at the close of Brahmā’s day, the destruction of the three worlds indeed occurs.
Narada (addressing Sanatkumara)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It links lasting spiritual results (enduring phala) with the impermanence of the cosmos, reminding the seeker to value dharma and higher knowledge over transient worldly attainments.
By emphasizing that even the three worlds perish at Brahmā’s day-end, it implicitly directs devotion toward the imperishable—Bhagavan—whose refuge and remembrance yield the truly enduring fruit.
The verse is primarily Puranic cosmology (time-cycles and pralaya) rather than a specific Vedanga; it supports traditional Jyotisha-style time reckoning by referencing Brahmā’s ‘day’ and cosmic periodic dissolution.