Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60
Mārkaṇḍeya-varṇanam
The Description of Mārkaṇḍeya
ये गोब्राह्मणशुश्रूषां कुर्वते सततं नराः । तीर्थयात्रापरा ये च ते वै भागवतोत्तमाः ॥ ६० ॥
ye gobrāhmaṇaśuśrūṣāṃ kurvate satataṃ narāḥ | tīrthayātrāparā ye ca te vai bhāgavatottamāḥ || 60 ||
ये नराः सततं गोब्राह्मणशुश्रूषां कुर्वन्ति, ये च तीर्थयात्रापराः—ते वै भागवतोत्तमाः ॥
Nārada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It defines visible marks of an “uttama-bhāgavata”: sustained service (sevā) to cows and brāhmaṇas and sincere engagement in tīrtha-yātrā, treating these as lived expressions of devotion and dharma.
Bhakti is presented as practical reverence—honoring Bhagavān by honoring His dharmic supports: brāhmaṇas (Vedic learning, guidance, ritual purity) and cows (nourishment, sattva, sacred economy), and by purifying oneself through pilgrimage and sacred association.
The verse primarily stresses dharma and tīrtha practice rather than a specific Vedāṅga; indirectly it aligns with Kalpa (right conduct/ritual discipline) through prescribed sevā and tīrtha-yātrā as regulated religious observances.