Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24
Yajñamālī–Sumālī Upākhyāna: Merit-Transfer through Temple Plastering (Lepa) and the Redemption of a Sinner
गंधर्वैर्गीयमानश्च सेवितश्चाप्सरोगणैः । कामधेन्वा पुष्यमाणश्चित्राभरणभूषितः ॥ २४ ॥
gaṃdharvairgīyamānaśca sevitaścāpsarogaṇaiḥ | kāmadhenvā puṣyamāṇaścitrābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ || 24 ||
गन्धर्वैर्गीयमानः स अप्सरोगणैः सेवितः, कामधेन्वा पुष्यमाणः, चित्राभरणैर्भूषितश्च बभौ।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
The verse depicts the classic purāṇic imagery of svarga-bhoga (celestial enjoyment) as the fruit of merit—being praised by Gandharvas, served by Apsarases, and sustained by Kāmadhenū—highlighting the attractive yet ultimately worldly nature of such rewards.
By emphasizing ornamented heavenly pleasures as outcomes of karma/puṇya, it implicitly contrasts them with the higher aim praised by bhakti traditions in the Narada Purana—seeking Bhagavān beyond temporary enjoyments rather than stopping at svarga.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it primarily conveys phala-vāda style imagery—describing results of merit in a purāṇic narrative register.