Shloka 120
Prayaga-mahatmya
Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni
न च पश्यंति नरकं दातारस्तेन कर्मणा । उत्तरांश्च कुरून्प्राप्य मोदंते कालमक्षयम् ॥ १२० ॥
na ca paśyaṃti narakaṃ dātārastena karmaṇā | uttarāṃśca kurūnprāpya modaṃte kālamakṣayam || 120 ||
ด้วยกุศลกรรมนั้น ผู้ให้ย่อมไม่เห็นนรกเลย; ครั้นบรรลุถึงอุตตรกุรุแล้ว ย่อมรื่นรมย์ตลอดกาลอันไม่เสื่อมสลาย
Narada (teaching in a Tirtha-Mahatmya sequence)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that dāna performed as a righteous, meritorious act (puṇya-karma) protects the giver from naraka (hellish consequence) and grants an elevated post-mortem state symbolized by Uttara-Kuru, with akṣaya (non-decaying) enjoyment.
While the verse speaks directly of dāna, in the Narada Purana dāna is typically framed as an offering done in faith and reverence—often to Vishnu, devotees, or at sacred places—so the act becomes devotional service that purifies and yields enduring (akṣaya) merit.
It highlights Dharma-śāstric ritual logic rather than a specific Vedāṅga: the principle of karma-phala (results of deeds) applied to dāna—i.e., prescribed giving generates puṇya leading to higher realms and freedom from naraka.