Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30
The Description of the Glory of the Purāṇa
Purāṇa-Māhātmya
दानानां चापि सर्वेषां तपसां वाप्यशेषतः । उपवासपरो वापि हविष्याशी जितेंद्रियः ॥ ३० ॥
dānānāṃ cāpi sarveṣāṃ tapasāṃ vāpyaśeṣataḥ | upavāsaparo vāpi haviṣyāśī jiteṃdriyaḥ || 30 ||
Même si l’on accomplit toutes les formes de dāna et toutes les austérités sans rien omettre—voué au jeûne, se nourrissant de l’offrande (haviṣya) et maître de ses sens—(telle est la discipline évoquée).
Narada (teaching within the Narada Purana’s instructional dialogue tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It highlights classical Dharma-qualifications—charity, austerity, fasting, ritual purity of diet, and mastery of the senses—as foundational disciplines that support higher religious aims taught in the text.
By stressing self-restraint and purity (upavāsa, haviṣya, jitendriyatā), it frames the inner discipline that makes worship and devotion steady, focused, and free from sensory agitation.
Ritual practice is implied through the term “haviṣya” (oblation-related pure food), reflecting applied Kalpa (procedural discipline of rites/vows) rather than grammar or astrology.