Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 139
Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy
सा भक्तिदशधा ज्ञेया पापारण्यदवोपमा । तामसै राजसैश्चैव सात्त्विकैश्च नृपोत्तम ॥ १३९ ॥
sā bhaktidaśadhā jñeyā pāpāraṇyadavopamā | tāmasai rājasaiścaiva sāttvikaiśca nṛpottama || 139 ||
ภักตินั้นพึงรู้ว่าเป็นสิบประการ เปรียบดังไฟป่าที่เผาผลาญพงไพรแห่งบาป โอ้ราชาผู้ประเสริฐ ภักตินั้นมีทั้งแบบตามสิก ราชสิก และสาตตวิก
Sanatkumara (teaching to a king in dialogue context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It declares bhakti to be powerfully purificatory—like a forest-fire that consumes a dense forest—meaning sincere devotion can rapidly burn accumulated sin (pāpa) and clear the path toward dharma and liberation.
It frames bhakti as having ten modes and also as operating through the three guṇas (tamas, rajas, sattva), implying that devotion appears in different temperaments and levels of purity, yet remains a central means for inner cleansing and spiritual ascent.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical-spiritual: assess one’s devotion by guṇa-quality (tāmasic/rājasic/sāttvic) and cultivate the sāttvic form for steadier purification.