Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26
Dhvaja-Dhāraṇa Mahātmyam: Sumati–Satyamatī, Humility, and Deliverance by Hari’s Messengers
पूजा बहुविधाः सन्ति हरितुष्टिविधायिकाः । तासु नित्यं ध्वजारोपे वर्त्त्से त्वं सदोद्यतः ॥ २६ ॥
pūjā bahuvidhāḥ santi harituṣṭividhāyikāḥ | tāsu nityaṃ dhvajārope varttse tvaṃ sadodyataḥ || 26 ||
عبادت کی بہت سی قسمیں ہیں جو سدا ہری کو راضی کرتی ہیں؛ مگر ان میں تم روزانہ بھگوان کے اعزاز میں دھوجا بلند کرنے میں ہی ہمیشہ سرگرم رہتے ہو۔
Sanatkumara (addressing Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that many modes of worship can please Hari, yet steady daily devotion—symbolized by dhvaja-āropa—is praised as a focused, disciplined expression of bhakti.
Bhakti is shown as both inclusive (many valid forms of pūjā) and consistent (nitya practice). The verse highlights sustained zeal (sadodyata) as a hallmark of a devotee.
It points to ritual procedure (kalpa/ācāra in practice): performing a specific daily upacāra—hoisting a dhvaja—as part of regulated worship meant to please Vishnu.