Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 61
Śrāddha-prayoga: Niyama, Brāhmaṇa-parīkṣā, Kutapa-kāla, Tithi-nyāya, and Vaiṣṇava-phala
दत्तं हविश्च तत्कर्ण विष्णवे विनिवेदयेत् । ततस्ते ब्राह्मणाः सर्वे भुञ्जीरन्वाग्यता द्विजाः ॥ ६१ ॥
dattaṃ haviśca tatkarṇa viṣṇave vinivedayet | tataste brāhmaṇāḥ sarve bhuñjīranvāgyatā dvijāḥ || 61 ||
ഹവിസ് (ആഹുതിഭാഗം) നൽകിയ ശേഷം, അതിലെ പവിത്രാംശം വിധിപൂർവ്വം വിഷ്ണുവിന് നിവേദിക്കണം। തുടർന്ന് വാക്കിൽ സംയമമുള്ള ആ എല്ലാ ബ്രാഹ്മണ ദ്വിജന്മാരും ഭോജനം ചെയ്യണം।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Sanaka dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
The verse makes Viṣṇu the primary recipient of the sacred offering, showing that ritual merit is perfected when the act is dedicated to the Lord; only then is brahmana-feeding treated as sanctified prasāda-like participation.
Bhakti is expressed here as vinivedana—reverently presenting the best portion to Viṣṇu—so the entire rite (offering and hospitality) becomes God-centered rather than merely social or transactional.
It reflects ritual discipline and conduct—proper sequencing of offering (vinivedayet) and regulated speech (vāgyatā) during sacred eating—elements aligned with kalpa-style procedural rules and yajña etiquette.