Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 133
गङ्गामाहात्म्य — The Greatness of the Gaṅgā
सगरस्तेन पशुना तं यज्ञं ब्राह्मणैः सह । विधाय तपसा विष्णुमाराध्याप पदं हरेः ॥ १३३ ॥
sagarastena paśunā taṃ yajñaṃ brāhmaṇaiḥ saha | vidhāya tapasā viṣṇumārādhyāpa padaṃ hareḥ || 133 ||
സഗരൻ അതേ യജ്ഞപശുവിനാൽ ബ്രാഹ്മണന്മാരോടുകൂടെ യജ്ഞം സമാപിപ്പിച്ചു. പിന്നെ തപസ്സാൽ വിഷ്ണുവിനെ ആരാധിച്ച് ഹരിയുടെ പരമപദം പ്രാപിച്ചു॥
Suta (narrator) describing the account within the Narada Purana tradition
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that ritual action (yajña) becomes spiritually fruitful when completed in accordance with dharma and then internalized through tapas and Viṣṇu-upāsanā, culminating in attaining Hari’s state (hareḥ padam).
Even after performing a formal sacrifice, the decisive step is worship of Viṣṇu—showing that devotion and surrender to Hari are the means by which merit matures into liberation-oriented attainment.
The verse implies correct ritual performance under brāhmaṇa supervision—pointing to Kalpa (ritual procedure) and related śrauta discipline as the practical framework supporting yajña.