Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 43
Dhvaja-Dhāraṇa Mahātmyam: Sumati–Satyamatī, Humility, and Deliverance by Hari’s Messengers
दत्तं मया जलं चास्यै मांसं वन्यफलानि च । गतश्रमात्वियं ब्रह्मन्मया पृष्टा यथा तथम् ॥ ४३ ॥
dattaṃ mayā jalaṃ cāsyai māṃsaṃ vanyaphalāni ca | gataśramātviyaṃ brahmanmayā pṛṣṭā yathā tatham || 43 ||
मी तिला पाणी दिले, तसेच मांस व वन्य फळेही दिली। तिचा थकवा उतरल्यावर, हे ब्राह्मण, परिस्थितीनुसार मी तिला विचारले।
Narrator (a sage addressing another Brahmin; dialogue within the Adhyaya narrative context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna (compassion)
Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)
FAQs
It highlights dharmic conduct through compassion and atithi-seva: first relieve another’s distress with basic support (water/food), then speak or inquire—showing that right action precedes questioning.
While not explicitly naming Vishnu-bhakti, it embodies a bhakti-aligned ethic: service and kindness to beings as a practical expression of purity of heart, which supports devotional life.
No direct Vedanga (e.g., Vyakarana, Jyotisha) instruction appears; the practical takeaway is dharma-niti—proper sequencing of conduct: aid first, then inquire appropriately (yathā tathā).