Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 75
Mārkaṇḍeya-varṇanam
The Description of Mārkaṇḍeya
गोदाननिरता ये च कन्यादानरताश्च ये । मदर्थं कर्म्मकर्त्तारस्ते वै भागवतोत्तमाः ॥ ७५ ॥
godānaniratā ye ca kanyādānaratāśca ye | madarthaṃ karmmakarttāraste vai bhāgavatottamāḥ || 75 ||
கோ தானத்தில் ஈடுபடுவோரும், கன்யாதானத்தில் ரதமாயிருப்போரும், என் பொருட்டே செயல்களைச் செய்வோரும்—அவர்களே பகவானின் பக்தர்களில் உத்தமர்.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada on Bhagavata-dharma)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It elevates charity (especially go-dāna and kanyā-dāna) when performed with devotional intention—“for my sake”—as a mark of the highest Bhagavata.
Bhakti is shown not only as worship or chanting, but as dedicating dharmic actions to Bhagavān; the inner offering (mad-artham) transforms social/ritual charity into devotional service.
It points to dharma-prayoga (proper performance of dāna and marriage rites) governed by Kalpa/Dharmaśāstra-style procedure—right act, right recipient/context, and right intention.