Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24
Yamapatha (The Road of Yama), Dāna-Phala, and the Imperishable Fruition of Karma
फलदः पुष्पदश्चापि याति संतोषसंयुतः । तांबूलदो नरो याति प्रहृष्टो धर्ममंदिरम् ॥ २४ ॥
phaladaḥ puṣpadaścāpi yāti saṃtoṣasaṃyutaḥ | tāṃbūlado naro yāti prahṛṣṭo dharmamaṃdiram || 24 ||
ഫലദാനം ചെയ്യുന്നവനും പുഷ്പദാനം ചെയ്യുന്നവനും സന്തോഷസഹിതനായി മുന്നോട്ട് പോകുന്നു. താംബൂലദാനം ചെയ്യുന്ന മനുഷ്യൻ ഹർഷത്തോടെ ധർമ്മമന്ദിരത്തിലേക്ക് പോകുന്നു.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Dana-Dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that even simple, sattvic gifts—fruits, flowers, and tāmbūla—generate punya that ripens as inner contentment and a joyful passage to a dharmic realm.
By valuing humble offerings commonly used in worship (flowers, fruits, tāmbūla), it frames devotion as accessible: sincere giving in a worshipful spirit supports dharma and nurtures a joyful heart oriented toward the sacred.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual practice) in emphasizing standard upacāras (worship-offerings) and the dharmic merit (phala) associated with properly offered gifts.