Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 61
Śrāddha-prayoga: Niyama, Brāhmaṇa-parīkṣā, Kutapa-kāla, Tithi-nyāya, and Vaiṣṇava-phala
दत्तं हविश्च तत्कर्ण विष्णवे विनिवेदयेत् । ततस्ते ब्राह्मणाः सर्वे भुञ्जीरन्वाग्यता द्विजाः ॥ ६१ ॥
dattaṃ haviśca tatkarṇa viṣṇave vinivedayet | tataste brāhmaṇāḥ sarve bhuñjīranvāgyatā dvijāḥ || 61 ||
ಹವಿಸ್ (ಆಹುತಿಭಾಗ) ನೀಡಿದ ಬಳಿಕ, ಅದರ ಪವಿತ್ರ ಭಾಗವನ್ನು ವಿಧಿಪೂರ್ವಕವಾಗಿ ವಿಷ್ಣುವಿಗೆ ನಿವೇದಿಸಬೇಕು। ನಂತರ ವಾಗ್ಸಂಯಮಿಗಳಾದ ಆ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ ದ್ವಿಜರು ಭೋಜನ ಮಾಡಲಿ।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Sanaka dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
The verse makes Viṣṇu the primary recipient of the sacred offering, showing that ritual merit is perfected when the act is dedicated to the Lord; only then is brahmana-feeding treated as sanctified prasāda-like participation.
Bhakti is expressed here as vinivedana—reverently presenting the best portion to Viṣṇu—so the entire rite (offering and hospitality) becomes God-centered rather than merely social or transactional.
It reflects ritual discipline and conduct—proper sequencing of offering (vinivedayet) and regulated speech (vāgyatā) during sacred eating—elements aligned with kalpa-style procedural rules and yajña etiquette.