Dharma-ākhyāna (Discourse on Dharma): Worthy Charity, Fruitless Gifts, and the Merit of Building Ponds
सन्मार्गनिरतं सत्यं सर्वभूतहिते रतम् । द्रष्टुमिच्छन्ति विबुधारतवोत्कुष्टगुणप्रियाः ॥ ३७ ॥
sanmārganirataṃ satyaṃ sarvabhūtahite ratam | draṣṭumicchanti vibudhāratavotkuṣṭaguṇapriyāḥ || 37 ||
جو سچے راستے پر قائم، حق گو اور تمام جانداروں کی بھلائی میں مشغول ہو، اسے دیکھنے کی خواہش دانا لوگ کرتے ہیں؛ کیونکہ وہ نیکی کے شیدائی اور اعلیٰ اوصاف کے قدر دان ہوتے ہیں۔
Narada (narrative voice within the Narada Purana’s dialogue setting)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It elevates a dharmic person—truthful, established on the right path, and committed to universal welfare—as one worthy of being sought out and revered by the wise.
Bhakti is implied through character: devotion becomes credible when it expresses itself as satya (truth), sanmarga (right conduct), and compassionately working for sarvabhuta-hita (the good of all beings).
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is taught here; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline (sadachara)—truthfulness and benevolence—as the foundation for higher Vedic practice.