Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 116
Dharmānukathana
Narration of Dharma
परापवादविमुखाः प्रयान्ति हरिमन्दिरम् । नित्यं हितकरा ये तु ब्राह्मणेषु च गोषु च ॥ ११६ ॥
parāpavādavimukhāḥ prayānti harimandiram | nityaṃ hitakarā ye tu brāhmaṇeṣu ca goṣu ca || 116 ||
Mereka yang berpaling dari mencela orang lain mencapai mandira Hari (kediaman Hari). Dan mereka yang senantiasa berbuat baik bagi brāhmaṇa serta sapi, juga mencapai tujuan itu.
Sanatkumara (in discourse to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)
FAQs
It teaches that liberation-oriented devotion is not only ritual; moral restraint—especially avoiding slander—and steady benevolence toward brāhmaṇas and cows are direct causes for reaching Hari’s divine abode.
Bhakti is shown as lived devotion: honoring Hari by guarding one’s speech from malice and by daily acts of protection and support for dharmic pillars—brāhmaṇas (Vedic learning) and cows (non-violence and sustenance).
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is dharmic discipline of speech (vāṅ-niyama) and daily social-religious duty (nitya-hita) aligned with Purāṇic ethics.