Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 18
The Greatness of Viṣṇu
Viṣṇor Māhātmya
सम्मार्जनपरो नित्यं दीपदानरतस्तथा । तन्मे वद महाभाग किं त्वया विदितं फलम् ॥ १८ ॥
sammārjanaparo nityaṃ dīpadānaratastathā | tanme vada mahābhāga kiṃ tvayā viditaṃ phalam || 18 ||
तू नित्य देवालय-परिसर स्वच्छ करण्यास तत्पर असतोस आणि दीपदानातही रत असतोस। हे महाभाग, मला सांग—याचे फळ तू कोणते जाणले आहेस?
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
The verse frames daily sacred service—keeping holy spaces clean and offering light—as actionable dharma, and asks explicitly for the phala (spiritual outcome), emphasizing that devotion is expressed through disciplined, tangible worship-supporting acts.
It presents bhakti as seva (service): cleaning the place of worship and offering lamps are outward acts that cultivate inner purity and reverence, preparing the devotee for deeper remembrance and worship of the Divine.
Ritual practice (kalpa-oriented conduct) is implied: maintaining śauca (purity) in worship settings and performing dāna like dīpadāna as part of daily religious observance.