Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 82
Dharmānukathana
Narration of Dharma
मनसा कर्मणा वाचा यो रक्षेदामयान्वितम् । सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति सर्वपापविवर्जितः ॥ ८२ ॥
manasā karmaṇā vācā yo rakṣedāmayānvitam | sarvānkāmānavāpnoti sarvapāpavivarjitaḥ || 82 ||
જે મન, કર્મ અને વાણીથી રોગગ્રસ્તની રક્ષા અને સેવા કરે છે, તે સર્વ ઇચ્છાઓ પ્રાપ્ત કરે છે અને સર્વ પાપોથી રહિત થાય છે।
Narada (teaching in a dharma-upadesha context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that compassionate protection of the sick—internally (mind), externally (actions), and socially (speech)—is a complete dharmic act that yields both worldly fulfillment and purification from sin.
By emphasizing selfless care and gentle speech, it points to bhakti expressed as seva—serving living beings with a pure heart as an offering aligned with dharma.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is taught here; the practical takeaway is dharmic conduct—ethical discipline in thought, word, and deed (manas–vāk–kāya śuddhi).