Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45
The Origin of the Gaṅgā and the Gods’ Defeat Caused by Bali
मातुर्दर्शनमात्रेण लभते परमां मुदम् । अन्ने वा सलिले वापि धनादौ वा प्रियासु च ॥ ४५ ॥
māturdarśanamātreṇa labhate paramāṃ mudam | anne vā salile vāpi dhanādau vā priyāsu ca || 45 ||
മാതാവിനെ വെറും ദർശിച്ചതുമാത്രം കൊണ്ടു മനുഷ്യന് പരമാനന്ദം ലഭിക്കുന്നു—അത് ആഹാരത്തിലായാലും, ജലത്തിലായാലും, ധനാദികളിലായാലും, പ്രിയജനങ്ങളുടെ ഇടയിലായാലും।
Narada (instructional narration within the dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the mother as a primary locus of auspiciousness and grace: merely seeing her is said to generate “supreme joy,” implying that dharmic gratitude and reverence for one’s source of life is itself spiritually elevating.
By highlighting effortless joy arising from loving reverence (here, toward the mother), the verse mirrors bhakti’s principle that sincere relationship and honoring the worthy can surpass the pleasures of objects like food, water, or wealth.
No specific Vedanga (such as Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is sadachara—cultivating gratitude and respectful conduct toward parents as a foundational dharmic discipline.