Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 63
Dharmānukathana
Narration of Dharma
शङ्करस्याथवा विष्णोर्घृतयुक्तं च गुग्गुलुम् । दत्त्वा धूपे नरो भक्त्या सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥ ६३ ॥
śaṅkarasyāthavā viṣṇorghṛtayuktaṃ ca guggulum | dattvā dhūpe naro bhaktyā sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate || 63 ||
ഭക്തിയോടെ ശങ്കരനോ വിഷ്ണുവോയ്ക്ക് നെയ്യ് ചേർത്ത ഗുഗ്ഗുലു ധൂപം അർപ്പിക്കുന്ന മനുഷ്യൻ സർവ്വപാപങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നും വിമുക്തനാകുന്നു.
Sanatkumāra (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It teaches that simple worship—offering fragrant incense (guggulu) mixed with ghee—when done with sincere bhakti to Śiva or Viṣṇu, functions as a purifying act that destroys sinful reactions.
The verse makes devotion (bhaktyā) the decisive factor: the external ritual (dhūpa offering) becomes spiritually effective primarily through heartfelt reverence toward the deity.
It highlights kalpa/ritual procedure (a practical aspect allied to Vedāṅga-style liturgical order): the correct upacāra of dhūpa, specifying a substance (guggulu) and its preparation (mixed with ghṛta) for worship.