Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 58
Yamapatha (The Road of Yama), Dāna-Phala, and the Imperishable Fruition of Karma
परार्द्धद्वितयांते तु ब्रह्माण्डस्यापि संक्षयः । ग्रामदानादिपुण्यानां त्वयैव विधिनंदन ॥ ५८ ॥
parārddhadvitayāṃte tu brahmāṇḍasyāpi saṃkṣayaḥ | grāmadānādipuṇyānāṃ tvayaiva vidhinaṃdana || 58 ||
Sa wakas ng dalawang parārdha, maging ang brahmāṇḍa, ang “itlog ng sansinukob,” ay nalulusaw. Ngunit ang kabutihang-bunga ng mga handog—gaya ng pag-aalay ng isang nayon at iba pa—ay itinakda mo mismo, O anak ni Vidhi (Brahmā).
Narada (addressing Brahmā as Vidhinandana)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It contrasts the impermanence of the cosmos (even the brahmāṇḍa ends after immense time) with the scripturally sanctioned power of dharma—especially dāna—whose merit is affirmed as a deliberate ordinance of Brahmā (Vidhi).
While not explicitly naming bhakti, it supports the bhakti-aligned ethic that offerings and charity done as dharma (in reverence to divine order) accumulate spiritual merit even amid cosmic change, preparing the mind for higher devotion and liberation.
The verse draws on Vedic cosmological reckoning of time (kalā/kalpa-scale measures like parārdha), aligning with Jyotiṣa-style temporal calculation used to frame ritual and dharma within vast cosmic cycles.