Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 135
The Account of Kārtavīrya’s Protective Kavaca
Kārtavīrya-kavaca-vṛttānta
संपदस्तस्य जायंते जनास्तस्य वशे सदा । यः सेवते सदा विप्र श्रीमच्चचक्रावतारकम् ॥ १३५ ॥
saṃpadastasya jāyaṃte janāstasya vaśe sadā | yaḥ sevate sadā vipra śrīmaccacakrāvatārakam || 135 ||
ഹേ ബ്രാഹ്മണാ, ആരാണോ എപ്പോഴും ചക്രാവതാരത്തെ (കാർത്തവീര്യനെ) സേവിക്കുന്നത്, അവന് സമ്പത്തുണ്ടാകുകയും ജനങ്ങൾ എപ്പോഴും അവന്റെ വശത്തിലാവുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു.
Narada (in instruction to a vipra/brāhmaṇa, within the Narada–Sanatkumara teaching flow)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
The verse presents a phalaśruti: steady seva (devotional service) to the revered Cakrāvatāraka yields both inner auspiciousness and outward well-being—prosperity and social influence—showing that dharmic devotion is a direct cause of saṃpatti.
Bhakti is framed as consistent, ongoing service (sadā sevate). The emphasis is not on a one-time rite but on continuity of devotion, which ripens into tangible and intangible results.
It functions mainly as a phalaśruti statement used in ritual/observance contexts (prayoga-style framing): it motivates regular worship/service by clearly stating the expected fruits (saṃpadaḥ, vaśyatā).