Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 69
Dhvaja-Dhāraṇa Mahātmyam: Sumati–Satyamatī, Humility, and Deliverance by Hari’s Messengers
एतौ पापविनिर्मुक्तौ हरिशुश्रूषणे रतौ । हरिणात्रायमाणौ च मुञ्चध्वमविलम्बितम् ॥ ६९ ॥
etau pāpavinirmuktau hariśuśrūṣaṇe ratau | hariṇātrāyamāṇau ca muñcadhvamavilambitam || 69 ||
ಈ ಇಬ್ಬರೂ ಪಾಪವಿಮುಕ್ತರು, ಹರಿಯ ಸೇವೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರತರಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ, ಮತ್ತು ಸ್ವಯಂ ಹರಿಯೇ ಅವರನ್ನು ರಕ್ಷಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾನೆ—ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ವಿಳಂಬವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಬಿಡಿರಿ.
Sanatkumara (addressing the agents obstructing the devotees, in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It declares the decisive status of Hari’s devotees: sin is nullified by devotion, and divine protection overrides obstructive forces—therefore they must be released immediately.
Bhakti is shown as active service (hari-śuśrūṣaṇa) that transforms one’s karmic condition (pāpa-vinirmukta) and places the devotee under Hari’s direct guardianship (hariṇā trāyamāṇa).
No specific Vedanga (śikṣā, vyākaraṇa, chandas, nirukta, jyotiṣa, kalpa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is ethical-spiritual: prioritize Hari-sevā, which the Purāṇa presents as a direct means to purification and protection.