Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 85
Dhvaja-Dhāraṇa Mahātmyam: Sumati–Satyamatī, Humility, and Deliverance by Hari’s Messengers
हरिपूजापराणां तु हरिरेव सनातनः । ददाति परमं श्रेयः सर्वकामफलमप्रदः ॥ ८५ ॥
haripūjāparāṇāṃ tu harireva sanātanaḥ | dadāti paramaṃ śreyaḥ sarvakāmaphalamapradaḥ || 85 ||
Bagi mereka yang tekun dalam pemujaan Hari, Hari yang abadi sendirilah yang menganugerahkan kebaikan tertinggi; Ia tidak pernah menahan buah dari segala keinginan yang benar.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Hari-bhakti/dharma instruction flow)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It asserts Hari as the sole, eternal giver of both the highest spiritual good (parama śreyas) and the legitimate fruits of human aims, placing Vishnu-bhakti at the center of welfare and liberation.
Bhakti is presented as single-pointed dedication to Hari’s worship, where the devotee relies on Hari alone as the responsive bestower—linking devotion with both inner uplift and fulfilled aims.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is directly taught in this shloka; the practical takeaway is the ritual-principle of phala (results) being rooted in the deity—here, Hari as the assured giver of worship’s outcome.