Dharma-ākhyāna (Discourse on Dharma): Worthy Charity, Fruitless Gifts, and the Merit of Building Ponds
अधमं बलितोषायमध्यमं स्वार्थसिद्धये । उत्तमं हरिप्रीत्यर्थं प्राहुर्वेदविदां वराः ॥ २२ ॥
adhamaṃ balitoṣāyamadhyamaṃ svārthasiddhaye | uttamaṃ hariprītyarthaṃ prāhurvedavidāṃ varāḥ || 22 ||
ព្រះឥសីអ្នកដឹងវេទដ៏ប្រសើរ ប្រកាសថា៖ កម្រិតទាបបំផុត គឺការបូជាដើម្បីបន្ធូរអំណាចនានាដោយបលិ; កម្រិតមធ្យម គឺដើម្បីសម្រេចប្រយោជន៍ខ្លួន; កម្រិតខ្ពស់បំផុត គឺអ្វីដែលធ្វើសុទ្ធតែដើម្បីព្រះហរិ (វិෂ្ណុ) ពេញព្រះហឫទ័យ។
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It ranks religious action by inner motive, teaching that the highest spirituality is action done for Hari’s pleasure rather than for appeasement or personal gain.
It defines mature Bhakti as hariprīti—worship and duty performed as loving offering to Vishnu, not as a transaction for results.
It emphasizes the Vedic principle of intentionality in ritual (yajña/pujā)—that the fruit and ethical grade of an act depend on saṅkalpa (purpose), guiding how rites are oriented toward dharma and moksha.