Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32
Bhakti-Śraddhā-Ācāra-Māhātmya and the Commencement of the Mārkaṇḍeya Narrative
भक्त्या सिध्यन्ति कर्म्माणि कर्म्माणि कर्म्माभिस्तुष्यते हरिः । तस्मिंस्तुष्टे भवेज्ज्ञानं ज्ञानान्मोक्षमवाप्यते ॥ ३२ ॥
bhaktyā sidhyanti karmmāṇi karmmāṇi karmmābhistuṣyate hariḥ | tasmiṃstuṣṭe bhavejjñānaṃ jñānānmokṣamavāpyate || 32 ||
ဘက္တိဖြင့် ကర్మ (ဝတ္တရား) များ ပြည့်စုံစေသည်။ ထိုကర్మများကြောင့်ပင် ဟရီ (Hari) သာယာတော်မူသည်။ သူတော်မူသော် အမှန်တရား၏ ဉာဏ် ပေါ်ထွန်းလာပြီး၊ ထိုဉာဏ်မှ မောက္ခ (လွတ်မြောက်ခြင်း) ကို ရရှိသည်။
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents a graded path: bhakti empowers karma (right action/ritual), karma pleases Hari, divine pleasure yields jñāna, and jñāna culminates in mokṣa—showing liberation as the fruit of God-centered practice and insight.
Bhakti is the inner force that makes religious action spiritually effective; when actions are performed with devotion, Hari is satisfied, and His grace matures the practitioner into liberating knowledge.
The verse implies the correct application of karma-kāṇḍa disciplines—ritual performance guided by śrauta/smārta procedure (kalpa in practice)—but emphasizes that devotion is the essential ingredient that makes such karma spiritually fruitful.