Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 47
Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy
Transition to Vedānta Inquiry
न कुर्वंति तथा विप्राः स्नानशौचादिकाः क्रियाः । अपात्रेष्वेव दानानि प्रयच्छंति नराधमाः ॥ ४७ ॥
na kurvaṃti tathā viprāḥ snānaśaucādikāḥ kriyāḥ | apātreṣveva dānāni prayacchaṃti narādhamāḥ || 47 ||
ព្រាហ្មណ៍ដូច្នោះ មិនអនុវត្តកិច្ចក្រមដូចជា ការងូតទឹក និងការសម្អាតពិធីសាសនា; ហើយមនុស្សទាបបំផុត ផ្តល់ទានតែដល់អ្នកមិនសមទទួល។
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It stresses two foundations of dharma—personal purity (snāna, śauca) and ethical charity (dāna to a worthy recipient). Neglecting purity and giving indiscriminately are presented as signs of spiritual and moral decline.
Bhakti is supported by sāttvika conduct: cleanliness, discipline, and responsible generosity. The verse implies that devotion becomes hollow when daily purity is ignored and charity is offered without discernment.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) through emphasis on snāna and śauca as required preparations for religious acts, and it also points to dharmic discernment in pātra-apātra (who is fit/unfit to receive dāna).