Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 64
Vāmana’s Advent, Aditi’s Hymn, Bali’s Gift, and the Mahatmya of Bhū-dāna
प्रतिग्रहनिवृत्ता ये परान्नविमुखास्तथा । अन्नोदकप्रदातारो वहंति सततं हि माम् ॥ ६४ ॥
pratigrahanivṛttā ye parānnavimukhāstathā | annodakapradātāro vahaṃti satataṃ hi mām || 64 ||
जे प्रतिग्रहापासून निवृत्त, परान्नास विमुख न होणारे आणि अन्न-जल दान करणारे आहेत—ते खरोखरच सतत मला धारण करतात।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a dharma-upadesha context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It teaches that inner proximity to the Lord is cultivated through ethical restraint (not living by taking gifts) and compassion expressed as anna-dāna and udaka-dāna—basic, life-sustaining charity.
Bhakti is shown as practical devotion: honoring others’ offerings without contempt and serving living beings by giving food and water—actions that make the devotee a constant vessel of the Lord’s presence.
It reflects dharma-sūtra style applied ethics—rules of conduct around pratigraha (accepting gifts) and dāna (charity), guiding householders and renunciants in socially sustaining ritual-culture.