Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 116
Dharmānukathana
Narration of Dharma
परापवादविमुखाः प्रयान्ति हरिमन्दिरम् । नित्यं हितकरा ये तु ब्राह्मणेषु च गोषु च ॥ ११६ ॥
parāpavādavimukhāḥ prayānti harimandiram | nityaṃ hitakarā ye tu brāhmaṇeṣu ca goṣu ca || 116 ||
Quienes se apartan de la calumnia contra los demás alcanzan el templo de Hari; y también quienes, siempre benéficos, velan por el bien de los brāhmaṇas y de las vacas.
Sanatkumara (in discourse to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)
FAQs
It teaches that liberation-oriented devotion is not only ritual; moral restraint—especially avoiding slander—and steady benevolence toward brāhmaṇas and cows are direct causes for reaching Hari’s divine abode.
Bhakti is shown as lived devotion: honoring Hari by guarding one’s speech from malice and by daily acts of protection and support for dharmic pillars—brāhmaṇas (Vedic learning) and cows (non-violence and sustenance).
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is dharmic discipline of speech (vāṅ-niyama) and daily social-religious duty (nitya-hita) aligned with Purāṇic ethics.