Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 75
The Characteristics of Devotion to Hari
तस्माच्छृणुष्व विप्रेन्द्र हरिभक्तिपरायणाः । श्रेष्ठाः सर्वत्र विख्याता यतो भक्तिः सुदुर्लभा ॥ ७५ ॥
tasmācchṛṇuṣva viprendra haribhaktiparāyaṇāḥ | śreṣṭhāḥ sarvatra vikhyātā yato bhaktiḥ sudurlabhā || 75 ||
അതുകൊണ്ട്, ഹേ വിപ്രേന്ദ്രാ, കേൾക്കുക: ഹരിഭക്തിയിൽ പരായണരായവർ എല്ലായിടത്തും ശ്രേഷ്ഠരും പ്രസിദ്ധരുമാണ്; കാരണം ഭക്തി അത്യന്തം ദുർലഭം.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It declares that exclusive devotion to Hari is the highest spiritual stature and is universally honored, precisely because authentic bhakti is rare and not easily achieved.
It frames bhakti as a demanding attainment (su-durlabhā) and implies that those who make Hari-bhakti their sole refuge (parāyaṇa) become spiritually eminent and exemplary for society.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is prioritizing śravaṇa (listening to sacred instruction) as a foundational discipline supporting bhakti.