Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 52
Bhuvaneśī (Nidrā-Śakti) Mantra-vidhi, Nyāsa–Āvaraṇa Worship, Padma-homa Prayogas, and the Opening of Śrī-Mahālakṣmī Upāsanā
भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदा नॄणां स्मर्तॄणां द्विजसत्तम । ततः कल्पांतरे विप्र कदाचिन्महिषासुरः ॥ ५२ ॥
bhuktimuktipradā nṝṇāṃ smartṝṇāṃ dvijasattama | tataḥ kalpāṃtare vipra kadācinmahiṣāsuraḥ || 52 ||
Ô le meilleur des deux-fois-nés, à ceux qui s’en souviennent il accorde à la fois la jouissance en ce monde et la délivrance. Puis, dans un autre âge cosmique, ô brāhmane, il advint qu’apparut le démon Mahiṣāsura.
Narada (continuing the narration to a brāhmaṇa interlocutor within the Third Pada dialogue tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
This verse functions as a phala-shruti: it states that mere smaraṇa (devotional remembrance/recall) of the subject just described yields both bhukti (worldly welfare) and mukti (liberation), highlighting remembrance as a potent sādhanā.
By emphasizing smartṝṇām—“those who remember”—the verse elevates continuous remembrance as a core bhakti practice, implying that inner recollection can be as spiritually efficacious as external ritual.
Indirectly, it underscores the Vedāṅga-aligned discipline of correct recitation and retention (smaraṇa linked with śikṣā and chandas traditions), since remembrance and repetition are presented as producing definite results (phala).