Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 82
Dharma-ākhyāna (Discourse on Dharma): Worthy Charity, Fruitless Gifts, and the Merit of Building Ponds
इत्युक्ते चित्रगुप्तेन समाज्ञप्तो मया नृप । विमानं धर्मसंज्ञं तु आरोढुं बुद्धिसागरः ॥ ८३ ॥
ityukte citraguptena samājñapto mayā nṛpa | vimānaṃ dharmasaṃjñaṃ tu āroḍhuṃ buddhisāgaraḥ || 83 ||
Wahai raja, setelah Citragupta berkata demikian, aku diperintahkan agar sang samudra kebijaksanaan naik ke vimana bernama “Dharma”.
Narrator (a sage addressing the king; verse reports Chitragupta’s instruction)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It highlights the orderly governance of karma: Chitragupta’s words lead to a formal command, and the ‘Dharma’ vimana symbolizes that spiritual movement and fate operate under the principle of righteousness, not randomness.
Indirectly, it frames dharma and accountability as the backdrop for bhakti—devotion is not merely emotion but a lived alignment with dharma, which ultimately guides one’s trajectory in subtle realms.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is ethical: actions are recorded and adjudicated within a dharmic system, reinforcing disciplined conduct (ācāra) emphasized across Vedic tradition.