Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 82
Ekādaśī Vrata-Vidhi and the Galava–Bhadrashīla Itihāsa
Dharmakīrti before Yama
ये विष्णुभक्तिविमुखाः प्रणमंति नैव नारायणं हि शरणागतपालकं च । विष्ण्वालयं च नहि यांति नराः सुमूर्खास्तानानयध्वमतिपापरतान्प्रसाह्य ॥ ८२ ॥
ye viṣṇubhaktivimukhāḥ praṇamaṃti naiva nārāyaṇaṃ hi śaraṇāgatapālakaṃ ca | viṣṇvālayaṃ ca nahi yāṃti narāḥ sumūrkhāstānānayadhvamatipāparatānprasāhya || 82 ||
जे विष्णुभक्तीपासून विमुख आहेत, शरणागतांचे पालन करणाऱ्या नारायणाला नमस्कार करीत नाहीत—असे परम मूढ नर विष्णुधामास पोहोचत नाहीत. हे दूतांनो, महापापात रत असलेल्यांना ओढत आणा व आवरा।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to attendants/disciples, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It asserts that reverence (praṇāma) and refuge in Nārāyaṇa are inseparable from reaching Viṣṇu’s abode; aversion to Viṣṇu-bhakti leads to spiritual downfall and continued entanglement in sin.
Bhakti is shown as a lived posture of surrender—bowing to Nārāyaṇa as śaraṇāgata-pālaka (protector of the surrendered). Without this orientation, one does not attain Viṣṇvālaya (the Lord’s realm).
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught here; the practical takeaway is ethical-dharma discipline—avoiding pāpa and cultivating daily acts of devotion such as praṇāma and śaraṇāgati toward Nārāyaṇa.