Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 48
Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara
एवं यो भजते राधां सर्वाद्यां सर्वमंगलाम् । भुक्त्वेह भोगानखिलान्सोऽन्ते गोलोकमाप्नुयात् ॥ ४८ ॥
evaṃ yo bhajate rādhāṃ sarvādyāṃ sarvamaṃgalām | bhuktveha bhogānakhilānso'nte golokamāpnuyāt || 48 ||
इस प्रकार जो राधा—सर्वाद्या, सर्वमंगला—का भजन करता है, वह यहाँ समस्त भोग-समृद्धि भोगकर अंत में गोलोक को प्राप्त होता है।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents a phala-śruti: devotion to Rādhā, praised as the primal and all-auspicious power, yields both worldly fulfillment and the ultimate destination—Goloka—indicating devotion that culminates in a transcendent realm.
Bhakti is framed as bhajana (loving worship/service). The verse emphasizes single-point devotion to the divine (Rādhā) as sufficient to grant both iha-phala (here-and-now results) and ante-phala (final attainment), showing bhakti as a complete path.
No specific Vedāṅga technique (like śikṣā, vyākaraṇa, or jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; its practical takeaway is doctrinal—phala-śruti logic used in Purāṇic instruction to motivate regular bhajana and vrata-aligned devotion.
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