Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 66
Dharmopadeśa-Śānti: Rules of Impurity, Expiations, and Ancestor Rites
आरामश्च विशेषेण देवद्रोण्यस्तथैव च । वापीकूपतडागानि देवतायतनानि च ॥ ६६ ॥
ārāmaśca viśeṣeṇa devadroṇyastathaiva ca | vāpīkūpataḍāgāni devatāyatanāni ca || 66 ||
சிறப்பாகத் தோட்டங்கள்/ஆராமங்கள் அமைத்தல், தேவபணிக்கான நீர்த் தொட்டிகள் (தேவத்ரோணி) நிறுவுதல்; மேலும் படிக்கிணறு, கிணறு, குளம் அமைத்தல், தேவாலயங்கள்/திருக்கோயில்கள் கட்டுதல்—இவை அனைத்தும் பெரும் புண்ணியம்.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that dharmic public works—especially creating water sources, gardens, and deity-temples—are powerful puṇya-karma because they sustain life, support pilgrims and worship, and uphold deva-sevā and loka-saṅgraha.
Bhakti here is expressed through service: establishing devatāyatanas (temples) and facilities like water and gardens that enable worship, pilgrimage, and daily devotion, turning societal care into an offering to the deities.
Ritual-practice (kalpa-oriented dharma) is implied: the verse points to prescribed acts of dāna and pratiṣṭhā (religious establishment) such as dedicating water-resources and temples, which are standard topics in dharma and ritual manuals.