Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 65
Dharmopadeśa-Śānti: Rules of Impurity, Expiations, and Ancestor Rites
इष्टेन लभते स्वर्गं मोक्षं पूर्त्तेन चान्पुयात् । वित्तक्षेपो भवेदिष्टं तडागं पूर्त्तमुच्यते ॥ ६५ ॥
iṣṭena labhate svargaṃ mokṣaṃ pūrttena cānpuyāt | vittakṣepo bhavediṣṭaṃ taḍāgaṃ pūrttamucyate || 65 ||
इष्टेन स्वर्गं लभते, पूर्त्तेन च मोक्षं आप्नुयात्। वित्तस्य क्षेपः इष्टं भवति; तडागनिर्माणं पूर्त्तम् उच्यते॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It distinguishes two classical streams of merit—iṣṭa (ritual/sacrificial worship) and pūrta (charity and public-benefit works)—and assigns their fruits: svarga through iṣṭa and the higher aim of moksha through pūrta.
It frames devotion in practical dharma: worship and offerings (iṣṭa) are devotional acts, while compassionate service like creating water resources (pūrta) expresses devotion through loka-saṅgraha (welfare of beings), which is presented as conducive to liberation.
Ritual classification and dharma-śāstric terminology are emphasized: the verse defines technical categories of karma (iṣṭa vs pūrta) used in Vedic ritual and merit-accounting discussions rather than a specific Vedanga like Jyotiṣa.