Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8
Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana
ददाति मुक्तिं भजतां मुकुन्दो व्रतार्चनध्यानपरायणानाम् । भक्तानुसेवासु महाप्रयासं विमृश्य कस्यापि न भक्तियोगम् ॥ ८ ॥
dadāti muktiṃ bhajatāṃ mukundo vratārcanadhyānaparāyaṇānām | bhaktānusevāsu mahāprayāsaṃ vimṛśya kasyāpi na bhaktiyogam || 8 ||
Ipinagkakaloob ni Mukunda ang kalayaan (moksha) sa mga sumasamba sa Kanya—yaong nakatuon sa mga panata (vrata), sa pagsamba (arcana), at sa pagninilay (dhyana). Pag-isipan ang dakilang pagsisikap sa paglilingkod sa mga bhakta; huwag ituring ang bhakti-yoga na “para sa iba” o mas mababa.
Narada (teaching in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It states that Mukunda (Vishnu) grants moksha to sincere worshippers devoted to vrata, arcana, and dhyana, and it upholds bhakti-yoga—especially service to devotees—as a powerful, non-negligible means to liberation.
Bhakti is shown as practical devotion: disciplined observances (vrata), worship (arcana), meditation (dhyana), and the demanding practice of serving devotees. The verse cautions against treating bhakti-yoga as secondary or “for others,” emphasizing it as a serious sadhana.
The verse points to ritual discipline through vrata and arcana (aligned with Kalpa—procedures of worship and observance), while dhyana indicates inner practice supporting the ritual framework.