Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 66
The Characteristics of Devotion to Hari
बन्धुमत्वं धनाढ्यत्वं पुत्रवत्त्वं च सत्तम । विष्णुभक्तिमतां नॄणां भवेज्जन्मनि जन्मनि ॥ ६६ ॥
bandhumatvaṃ dhanāḍhyatvaṃ putravattvaṃ ca sattama | viṣṇubhaktimatāṃ nṝṇāṃ bhavejjanmani janmani || 66 ||
હે સત્તમ! વિષ્ણુભક્ત પુરુષોને જન્મે જન્મે બંધુસમૃદ્ધિ, મહાધન અને પુત્રસુખ પ્રાપ્ત થાય છે।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)
FAQs
The verse states that Vishnu-bhakti is a merit-bearing (puṇya) spiritual force whose results are not limited to one lifetime; it supports auspicious worldly stability—family support, prosperity, and progeny—across repeated births.
It frames bhakti as both spiritually elevating and practically sustaining: devotion to Vishnu generates favorable life-conditions that help a devotee continue dharma and devotion consistently from life to life.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is the Purana’s phala-śruti style instruction that devotional discipline (bhakti) yields repeatable karmic auspiciousness.