Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 18
The Exposition of the Anukramaṇī (Index/Summary) of the Liṅga Purāṇa
लिखित्वैतत्पुराणं तु तिलधेनुसमन्वितम् । फाल्गुन्यां पूर्णिमायां यो दद्याद्भक्त्या द्विजातये ॥ १८ ॥
likhitvaitatpurāṇaṃ tu tiladhenusamanvitam | phālgunyāṃ pūrṇimāyāṃ yo dadyādbhaktyā dvijātaye || 18 ||
اس پران کو لکھوا کر، تِل-دھینو کے دان کے ساتھ، جو شخص پھالگُن کی پورنیما کو بھکتی سے کسی دِوِج کو پیش کرے، وہ عظیم ثواب کا پھل پاتا ہے۔
Narada (teaching within the Narada Purana’s anukramaṇikā/dāna-phala context; traditionally framed in dialogue with Sanatkumāra lineage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that devotion (bhakti) expressed through dāna—specifically gifting a written Purāṇa on an auspicious tithi—becomes a potent dharmic act that yields high religious merit.
Bhakti here is practical and service-oriented: honoring sacred knowledge by preserving it (writing) and sharing it (gifting) to a qualified recipient, done with a devotional intention rather than mere display.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Jyotiṣa (sacred timing) are implied: the act is tied to a specific observance time—Phālguna Pūrṇimā—and to a defined dāna-type (tila-dhenu) and recipient category (dvija).