Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46
Sṛṣṭi-varṇana, Bhārata-khaṇḍa-mahātmya, and Jagad-bhūgola
Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography
क्षारोदधेरुपत्तरं यद्धि माद्रेश्चैव दक्षिणाम् । ज्ञेयं तद्भारतं वर्षं सर्वकर्मफलप्रदम् ॥ ४६ ॥
kṣārodadherupattaraṃ yaddhi mādreścaiva dakṣiṇām | jñeyaṃ tadbhārataṃ varṣaṃ sarvakarmaphalapradam || 46 ||
ക്ഷാരസമുദ്രത്തിന്റെ വടക്കിലും മാദ്രപർവതത്തിന്റെ തെക്കിലും ഉള്ള പ്രദേശം ഭാരതവർഷം എന്നു അറിയണം; അത് സർവ്വകർമ്മഫലപ്രദമാണ്.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It defines Bhārata-varṣa not merely as a geographic region but as a uniquely efficacious field of karma—where dharmic actions, vows, and worship are said to yield their intended results.
By praising Bhārata-varṣa as “fruit-giving” for all karma, it implicitly elevates devotional practices (pujā, japa, vrata, tīrtha-sevā) performed here as especially potent for attaining desired spiritual outcomes.
It reflects Purāṇic cosmography and traditional sacred geography used to contextualize rites—helping determine the ‘deśa’ (place) factor in dharma/ritual performance, though no specific Vedāṅga technique is directly taught in this verse.