Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 143
Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy
धनधान्यादिकं यस्तु प्रार्थयन्नर्चयेद्वरिम् । श्रद्धया परया युक्तः सा राजस्यधमा स्मृता ॥ १४३ ॥
dhanadhānyādikaṃ yastu prārthayannarcayedvarim | śraddhayā parayā yuktaḥ sā rājasyadhamā smṛtā || 143 ||
தனமும் தானியமும் முதலியவற்றை வேண்டிக்கொண்டு பரமச் சிரத்தையுடன் ஹரியை வழிபடுவானின் அந்தப் பக்தி ராஜஸப் பக்திகளில் கூடத் தாழ்ந்ததாகச் சொல்லப்படுகிறது.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It warns that devotion mixed with material bargaining—seeking wealth and provisions—keeps worship within rājasa psychology, limiting inner purification and the rise toward desireless bhakti.
It distinguishes motive: worship of Hari is not rejected, but when driven by craving for worldly gain it is graded as inferior rājasa devotion; purer bhakti is oriented toward pleasing the Lord rather than extracting results.
The verse primarily applies guṇa-based discernment (a sāṅkhya-like evaluative lens) to ritual worship; it is more about motive-analysis than a specific Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.