Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35
The Characteristics of Devotion to Hari
मानं त्यक्त्वा तथा लोभं कामक्रोधविवर्जितः । भजस्व सततं विष्णुं मानुष्यमतिदुर्लभम् ॥ ३५ ॥
mānaṃ tyaktvā tathā lobhaṃ kāmakrodhavivarjitaḥ | bhajasva satataṃ viṣṇuṃ mānuṣyamatidurlabham || 35 ||
Abandona o orgulho e também a cobiça; livre-te de luxúria e ira. Adora Viṣṇu continuamente, pois o nascimento humano é dificílimo de obter.
Sanatkumāra (teaching Nārada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames human birth as a rare opportunity and urges immediate spiritual effort: abandoning inner enemies (pride, greed, lust, anger) and taking constant refuge in Viṣṇu as the sure path toward liberation.
Bhakti here is defined as continuous bhajana—steady remembrance and worship of Viṣṇu—supported by ethical purification (vices removed), showing that devotion matures when the mind is freed from kāma and krodha.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is sādhanā-discipline—cultivating self-control and purity as the foundation for mantra-japa, pūjā, and regular Viṣṇu-upāsanā.