Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7
The Exposition of Spiritual Knowledge
Jñāna-pradarśanam
कर्मणा मनसा वाचा यो यजेद्भक्तितो हरिम् । स याति परमं स्थानं सर्वलोकोत्तमोत्तमम् ॥ ७ ॥
karmaṇā manasā vācā yo yajedbhaktito harim | sa yāti paramaṃ sthānaṃ sarvalokottamottamam || 7 ||
കർമ്മം, മനസ്സ്, വാക്ക്—ഇവയാൽ ഭക്തിയോടെ ഹരിയെ ആരാധിക്കുന്നവൻ പരമസ്ഥാനത്തെ പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു; അത് സർവ്വലോകങ്ങളെയും അതിക്രമിക്കുന്ന ഉത്തമോത്തമമാണ്।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches integral devotion—aligning deed, thought, and speech in worship of Hari—which leads beyond worldly or heavenly attainments to the supreme, transcendent abode.
Bhakti is presented as total-person worship: external conduct (karma), inner intention (manas), and verbal glorification/prayer (vāc). When all three are devoted to Hari, the result is the highest liberation-oriented destination.
While not a technical Vedanga passage, it implicitly values disciplined vāṅmaya (right speech) and purposeful ritual action (yajet), aligning outer practice with inner devotion—an applied principle that supports correct mantra-usage and worship.