Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 64
Sṛṣṭi-varṇana, Bhārata-khaṇḍa-mahātmya, and Jagad-bhūgola
Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography
एतेष्वन्यतमो विप्रमात्मानं नारभेत्तु यः । स एव दुष्कृतिर्मूढो नास्त्यन्योऽस्मादचेतनः ॥ ६४ ॥
eteṣvanyatamo vipramātmānaṃ nārabhettu yaḥ | sa eva duṣkṛtirmūḍho nāstyanyo'smādacetanaḥ || 64 ||
ໂອ ພຣາຫມະນະ, ໃນບັນດາທາງສອນເຫຼົ່ານີ້ ຜູ້ໃດບໍ່ເລີ່ມຝຶກຕົນ ແມ່ນແຕ່ຢ່າງໜຶ່ງ—ຜູ້ນັ້ນແທ້ໆແມ່ນຜູ້ກະທຳຊົ່ວ ແລະຫຼົງມົວ; ບໍ່ມີໃຜໂງ່ກວ່າເຂົາເລີຍ।
Sanatkumāra (in instruction to Nārada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It declares that spiritual knowledge is meaningful only when translated into sādhana—beginning and sustaining practice; refusing to undertake any discipline is portrayed as the height of delusion.
By stressing “beginning” (ārambha) of practice, it supports bhakti as lived devotion—taking up at least one concrete devotional discipline (such as nāma-japa, pūjā, vrata, or service) rather than remaining only in theory.
No single Vedāṅga is taught directly; the practical takeaway is the Vedāṅga spirit of disciplined application—learning must lead to implementation (e.g., correct observance of rules, recitation, and conduct), not mere intellectual display.