Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50
The Description of the Glory of the Purāṇa
Purāṇa-Māhātmya
कलिकल्मषविषनाशनं हरिं यो जपपूजनविधिभेषजोपसेवी । स तु निर्विषमनसा समेत्य यागं लभते सतमभीप्सितं हि लोकम् ॥ ५० ॥
kalikalmaṣaviṣanāśanaṃ hariṃ yo japapūjanavidhibheṣajopasevī | sa tu nirviṣamanasā sametya yāgaṃ labhate satamabhīpsitaṃ hi lokam || 50 ||
Quem serve a Hari—destruidor do veneno das faltas do Kali—com o remédio curativo do japa e do culto prescrito, esse, com a mente sem veneno (impureza), ao completar devidamente o yajña, alcança o mundo/estado verdadeiramente desejado.
Narada (teaching in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)
FAQs
It presents Hari-bhakti as the antidote to Kali-yuga’s moral “poison,” teaching that disciplined japa and pūjā purify the mind and lead to the highest desired attainment (loka/state).
Bhakti is framed as regular upāsanā—serving Hari through prescribed worship and mantra-repetition—where devotion is not merely emotion but a consistent, rule-guided practice that transforms the inner state (nirviṣa-manas).
The emphasis is on vidhi (procedural correctness) in japa and pūjā—aligned with Kalpa (ritual science) and the disciplined application of mantra practice, where method and regularity are treated as a “bheṣaja” (remedy).