Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 75
Mārkaṇḍeya-varṇanam
The Description of Mārkaṇḍeya
गोदाननिरता ये च कन्यादानरताश्च ये । मदर्थं कर्म्मकर्त्तारस्ते वै भागवतोत्तमाः ॥ ७५ ॥
godānaniratā ye ca kanyādānaratāśca ye | madarthaṃ karmmakarttāraste vai bhāgavatottamāḥ || 75 ||
Quienes se dedican al don de vacas, y quienes se dedican al kanyādāna (entregar a la hija en matrimonio), y realizan tales obras por Mi causa—ésos son, en verdad, los más excelsos entre los devotos de Bhagavān.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada on Bhagavata-dharma)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It elevates charity (especially go-dāna and kanyā-dāna) when performed with devotional intention—“for my sake”—as a mark of the highest Bhagavata.
Bhakti is shown not only as worship or chanting, but as dedicating dharmic actions to Bhagavān; the inner offering (mad-artham) transforms social/ritual charity into devotional service.
It points to dharma-prayoga (proper performance of dāna and marriage rites) governed by Kalpa/Dharmaśāstra-style procedure—right act, right recipient/context, and right intention.