Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 65
Dharmopadeśa-Śānti: Rules of Impurity, Expiations, and Ancestor Rites
इष्टेन लभते स्वर्गं मोक्षं पूर्त्तेन चान्पुयात् । वित्तक्षेपो भवेदिष्टं तडागं पूर्त्तमुच्यते ॥ ६५ ॥
iṣṭena labhate svargaṃ mokṣaṃ pūrttena cānpuyāt | vittakṣepo bhavediṣṭaṃ taḍāgaṃ pūrttamucyate || 65 ||
Por iṣṭa se alcanza el cielo; por pūrta también puede alcanzarse la liberación. El gasto de riqueza para el rito se llama iṣṭa, mientras que la construcción de un estanque (tadāga) es declarada pūrta.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It distinguishes two classical streams of merit—iṣṭa (ritual/sacrificial worship) and pūrta (charity and public-benefit works)—and assigns their fruits: svarga through iṣṭa and the higher aim of moksha through pūrta.
It frames devotion in practical dharma: worship and offerings (iṣṭa) are devotional acts, while compassionate service like creating water resources (pūrta) expresses devotion through loka-saṅgraha (welfare of beings), which is presented as conducive to liberation.
Ritual classification and dharma-śāstric terminology are emphasized: the verse defines technical categories of karma (iṣṭa vs pūrta) used in Vedic ritual and merit-accounting discussions rather than a specific Vedanga like Jyotiṣa.