Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 48
Dharma-ākhyāna (Discourse on Dharma): Worthy Charity, Fruitless Gifts, and the Merit of Building Ponds
मातृताः पितृतश्चैव द्विजः कोटिकुलन्वितः । निर्विश्य विष्णुभवनं कल्पं तत्रैव मोदते ॥ ४९ ॥
mātṛtāḥ pitṛtaścaiva dvijaḥ koṭikulanvitaḥ | nirviśya viṣṇubhavanaṃ kalpaṃ tatraiva modate || 49 ||
وہ دویج ماں اور باپ دونوں نسبوں سے کروڑوں خاندانوں کی شرافت سے سرفراز ہو کر وِشنو کے دھام میں داخل ہوتا ہے اور وہاں ایک کَلپ تک مسرور رہتا ہے۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in dialogue form)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It highlights the moksha-oriented fruit of Vishnu-bhakti: the devotee attains Vishnu’s own abode and experiences divine joy for a vast cosmic span (a kalpa), indicating liberation-oriented proximity to Bhagavan.
By presenting “entry into Vishnu’s abode” as the result, the verse frames bhakti as a direct, grace-filled path where the devotee’s destiny culminates in Vaikuntha-like residence and bliss, not merely worldly merit.
No specific Vedanga (such as Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is dharmic conduct and devotion that generate punya benefiting one’s lineage and leading to Vishnu-loka.