Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 52
Yajñamālī–Sumālī Upākhyāna: Merit-Transfer through Temple Plastering (Lepa) and the Redemption of a Sinner
अवाप्य हरिसालोक्यं सुमाली मुनिसत्तम । यज्ञमाली चोषतुस्तौ कल्पमेकं मुदान्वितौ ॥ ५१ ॥
avāpya harisālokyaṃ sumālī munisattama | yajñamālī coṣatustau kalpamekaṃ mudānvitau || 51 ||
O best of sages, Sumālī and Yajñamālī, having attained sālokya—residence in the same world as Hari (Viṣṇu)—dwelt there joyfully for the span of one kalpa.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It highlights sālokya—attaining Hari’s realm—as a concrete fruit of devotion and merit, portraying liberation as proximity to Viṣṇu’s divine presence.
By presenting life in Hari’s world as the attained result, it reinforces that sustained devotion culminates in intimate association with Viṣṇu rather than merely worldly reward.
The verse is primarily phala-śruti in tone (result-oriented teaching) rather than a Vedāṅga technical point; it uses Purāṇic time-measurement (kalpa) to convey the magnitude of the reward.