Shloka 6
Kāruṇya-stotra Phalaśruti; Dream-Darśana of Vāsudeva; Manifestation and Pratiṣṭhā of Jagannātha, Balabhadra (Ananta), and Subhadrā
न नास्तिकाय मूर्खाय न कृतघ्नाय मानिने । न दुष्टमतये दद्यान्नाभक्ताय कदाचन ॥ ६ ॥
na nāstikāya mūrkhāya na kṛtaghnāya mānine | na duṣṭamataye dadyānnābhaktāya kadācana || 6 ||
ನಾಸ್ತಿಕನಿಗೆ, ಮೂರ್ಖನಿಗೆ, ಕೃತಘ್ನನಿಗೆ, ಅಹಂಕಾರಿಗೇ ಕೊಡಬಾರದು; ದುಷ್ಟಮತಿಗೆ ಕೂಡ ಬೇಡ; ಭಕ್ತಿಹೀನನಿಗೆ ಎಂದಿಗೂ ಕೊಡಬಾರದು.
Narada (instructional voice within the Narada Purana’s discourse tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It sets the dharmic principle of adhikāra (fitness): sacred gifts and teachings bear fruit when offered to receptive, devoted, and ethically aligned recipients, and are squandered when given to the faithless or malicious.
It treats bhakti as a minimum qualification for receiving higher spiritual instruction; without devotion, the heart is closed, so even true teaching or holy charity fails to transform the recipient.
It highlights dharma-nīti (practical ethics) used in ritual life: discerning the proper recipient for dāna and upadeśa—an applied rule of conduct rather than a technical point of Śikṣā/Vyākaraṇa/Jyotiṣa.