Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14
Hari-nāma Mahimā and Caraṇāmṛta: The Redemption of the Hunter Gulika
Uttaṅka Itihāsa
संगात्स्नेहाद्भयाल्लोभादज्ञानाद्वापि यो नरः । विष्णोरुपासनं कुर्यात्सोऽक्षयं सुखमश्नुते ॥ १४ ॥
saṃgātsnehādbhayāllobhādajñānādvāpi yo naraḥ | viṣṇorupāsanaṃ kuryātso'kṣayaṃ sukhamaśnute || 14 ||
Ya sea por compañía, por afecto, por temor, por codicia o incluso por ignorancia, cualquier hombre que emprenda la adoración de Viṣṇu alcanza una dicha imperecedera.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It emphasizes the extraordinary purifying power of Vishnu-upasana: even when devotion begins with mixed or flawed motives, sincere worship still yields akṣaya (imperishable) spiritual happiness.
Bhakti is presented as accessible to all—one may start worship due to circumstance or emotion, yet continued upasana of Vishnu gradually leads to enduring bliss and spiritual upliftment.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is the discipline of upasana—regular worship as a transformative spiritual method.