Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8
Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana
ददाति मुक्तिं भजतां मुकुन्दो व्रतार्चनध्यानपरायणानाम् । भक्तानुसेवासु महाप्रयासं विमृश्य कस्यापि न भक्तियोगम् ॥ ८ ॥
dadāti muktiṃ bhajatāṃ mukundo vratārcanadhyānaparāyaṇānām | bhaktānusevāsu mahāprayāsaṃ vimṛśya kasyāpi na bhaktiyogam || 8 ||
व्रत, अर्चन व ध्यानात परायण होऊन जे मुकुंदाचे भजन करतात, त्यांना मुकुंद मोक्ष देतो। भक्तसेवेत जो महान परिश्रम आहे तो विचारून, भक्तियोग ‘कुणा दुसऱ्याचा’ किंवा हीन आहे असे मानू नये॥ ८ ॥
Narada (teaching in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It states that Mukunda (Vishnu) grants moksha to sincere worshippers devoted to vrata, arcana, and dhyana, and it upholds bhakti-yoga—especially service to devotees—as a powerful, non-negligible means to liberation.
Bhakti is shown as practical devotion: disciplined observances (vrata), worship (arcana), meditation (dhyana), and the demanding practice of serving devotees. The verse cautions against treating bhakti-yoga as secondary or “for others,” emphasizing it as a serious sadhana.
The verse points to ritual discipline through vrata and arcana (aligned with Kalpa—procedures of worship and observance), while dhyana indicates inner practice supporting the ritual framework.