Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 59
Dharma-ākhyāna (Discourse on Dharma): Worthy Charity, Fruitless Gifts, and the Merit of Building Ponds
इतिहासं प्रवक्ष्यामि तवात्र नृपसत्तम । यं श्रृत्वा सर्वपापेभ्यो मुच्यते नात्र संशयः ॥ ६० ॥
itihāsaṃ pravakṣyāmi tavātra nṛpasattama | yaṃ śrṛtvā sarvapāpebhyo mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ || 60 ||
హే నృపశ్రేష్ఠా! నేను నీకు ఇక్కడ ఒక పవిత్ర ఇతిహాసాన్ని చెప్పుదును. దానిని వినినవాడు సమస్త పాపాల నుండి విముక్తుడగును—ఇందులో సందేహము లేదు.
Sage Narada (narrator addressing a king)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It asserts the Purāṇic principle that śravaṇa (devout listening) to a dharmic itihāsa has purifying power, leading to pāpa-kṣaya (destruction of sin) and preparing the listener for higher spiritual realization.
By emphasizing hearing a sacred narrative, it points to śravaṇa as a foundational limb of bhakti—receiving divine teaching with faith, which cleanses the heart and supports devotion-oriented transformation.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is the dharmic practice of attentive listening to scripture and sacred narratives as a recognized means of inner purification.