Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30
Śokanivāraṇa: Non-brooding, Impermanence, Contentment, and Śuka’s Renunciation
देवानिष्ट्वा तपस्तप्त्वा कृपणैः पुत्रहेतुभिः । दशमासान्परिधृता जायते कुलपांसनाः ॥ ३० ॥
devāniṣṭvā tapastaptvā kṛpaṇaiḥ putrahetubhiḥ | daśamāsānparidhṛtā jāyate kulapāṃsanāḥ || 30 ||
ദേവാരാധനയും തപസ്സും ചെയ്താലും, കൃപണർ വെറും പുത്രലാഭം മാത്രമെന്ന ലക്ഷ്യത്തോടെ അത് ചെയ്താൽ, പത്തു മാസം ഗർഭത്തിൽ ധരിക്കപ്പെട്ട് ജനിക്കുന്ന സന്താനം കുലത്തിന് ധൂളിപോലൊരു മലിനതയായി മാറുന്നു।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
It warns that ritual (deva-yajana) and austerity (tapas) performed with narrow, selfish intent—especially mere progeny-seeking—can yield spiritually barren results, producing outcomes that burden the family and obstruct dharma and moksha.
By implication, it contrasts desire-based worship with worship offered in a purified spirit. Bhakti is not bargaining for results; it is devotion aligned with dharma and inner transformation, not merely achieving worldly aims like a son.
It highlights the principle of ritual intentionality central to Vedic practice (yajna/tapas): the motive (hetu) and inner disposition (kṛpaṇatā vs. purity) determine the fruit, a key practical takeaway for conducting rites and vows in a dharmic way.