Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 79
Ekādaśī Vrata-Vidhi and the Galava–Bhadrashīla Itihāsa
Dharmakīrti before Yama
ये वर्जिता हरिकथामृतसेवनैश्च नारायणस्मृतिपरायणमानसैश्च । विप्रेद्रपादजलसेचनतोऽप्रहृष्टांस्तान्पापिनो मम भटा गृहमानयध्वम् ॥ ७९ ॥
ye varjitā harikathāmṛtasevanaiśca nārāyaṇasmṛtiparāyaṇamānasaiśca | vipredrapādajalasecanato'prahṛṣṭāṃstānpāpino mama bhaṭā gṛhamānayadhvam || 79 ||
Wahai para pengawal-Ku, bawalah ke kediaman-Ku para pendosa yang tidak mengecap amerta Hari-kathā, yang batinnya tidak berserah pada ingatan Nārāyaṇa, dan yang bahkan tidak bersukacita ketika diperciki air bekas membasuh kaki para brāhmaṇa utama.
Yama (addressing his attendants/messengers, the Yamadūtas)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
The verse contrasts the saving power of Hari-kathā (devotional hearing) and Nārāyaṇa-smṛti (constant remembrance) with the spiritual dullness that marks a person who rejects these; such negligence is portrayed as leading toward Yama’s domain (karmic consequence).
Bhakti is presented as active participation in Hari’s nectar-like narratives and a mind anchored in Nārāyaṇa’s remembrance; lack of taste for these, and lack of reverence for saintly association (symbolized by vipra-pāda-jala), indicates absence of devotion.
No specific Vedāṅga (Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, etc.) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is ritual-ethical—honoring the sādhus/brāhmaṇas and cultivating daily disciplines of śravaṇa (hearing Hari-kathā) and smaraṇa (remembrance).