Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30
Hanūmaccarita
The Account of Hanumān
मया निमंत्रिताः श्रद्धे ह्यगस्त्याद्या मुनीश्वराः । संभोजितास्तु प्रययुः स्वस्वमाश्रममंडलम् ॥ ३० ॥
mayā nimaṃtritāḥ śraddhe hyagastyādyā munīśvarāḥ | saṃbhojitāstu prayayuḥ svasvamāśramamaṃḍalam || 30 ||
હે શ્રદ્ધા! મારા આમંત્રણથી અગસ્ત્ય આદિ મુનિેશ્વરો આવ્યા; વિધિપૂર્વક ભોજન અને સન્માન પામી તેઓ પોતાના-પોતાના આશ્રમ-મંડળ તરફ પ્રસ્થાન કર્યા।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It highlights Dharma expressed as reverent hospitality—inviting, feeding, and honoring realized sages—showing that faith (Śraddhā) becomes effective through correct, respectful action.
Though not explicitly naming Vishnu-bhakti here, it supports the devotional ethic: service to holy persons (sādhu-sevā) and honoring spiritual teachers is treated as a sacred act that strengthens devotion and purity.
Ritual procedure and etiquette—proper invitation (nimantraṇa), respectful feeding (saṃbhojana), and concluding a rite by formally seeing guests off—reflect applied Kalpa (ritual discipline) and traditional āśrama conduct.