Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 43
Dhvaja-Dhāraṇa Mahātmyam: Sumati–Satyamatī, Humility, and Deliverance by Hari’s Messengers
दत्तं मया जलं चास्यै मांसं वन्यफलानि च । गतश्रमात्वियं ब्रह्मन्मया पृष्टा यथा तथम् ॥ ४३ ॥
dattaṃ mayā jalaṃ cāsyai māṃsaṃ vanyaphalāni ca | gataśramātviyaṃ brahmanmayā pṛṣṭā yathā tatham || 43 ||
میں نے اسے پانی دیا، اور ساتھ ہی گوشت اور جنگلی پھل بھی دیے۔ جب اس کی تھکن اتر گئی، اے برہمن، تو میں نے حالات کے مطابق اس سے پوچھ گچھ کی۔
Narrator (a sage addressing another Brahmin; dialogue within the Adhyaya narrative context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna (compassion)
Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)
FAQs
It highlights dharmic conduct through compassion and atithi-seva: first relieve another’s distress with basic support (water/food), then speak or inquire—showing that right action precedes questioning.
While not explicitly naming Vishnu-bhakti, it embodies a bhakti-aligned ethic: service and kindness to beings as a practical expression of purity of heart, which supports devotional life.
No direct Vedanga (e.g., Vyakarana, Jyotisha) instruction appears; the practical takeaway is dharma-niti—proper sequencing of conduct: aid first, then inquire appropriately (yathā tathā).