Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10
The Characteristics of Devotion to Hari
सत्यं वच्मि हितं वच्मि सारं वच्मि पुनःपुनः । असारेऽस्मिस्तु संसारे सत्यं हरिसमर्चनम् ॥ १० ॥
satyaṃ vacmi hitaṃ vacmi sāraṃ vacmi punaḥpunaḥ | asāre'smistu saṃsāre satyaṃ harisamarcanam || 10 ||
I speak the truth; I speak what is beneficial; I declare the essential point again and again: in this insubstantial world of transmigration, the true reality is the worship of Hari.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It identifies Hari-worship (Vishnu Bhakti) as the only lasting truth amid the impermanence of saṃsāra, presenting devotion as the distilled essence (sāra) of spiritual life.
By repeating “I speak the essence again and again,” the speaker stresses that sincere worship of Hari is not secondary but the most reliable means to transcend the world’s insubstantiality and move toward mokṣa.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is devotional practice—regular, reverent worship (arcana/samarcana) directed to Hari as the core sādhana.