Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 74
Dhvaja-Dhāraṇa Mahātmyam: Sumati–Satyamatī, Humility, and Deliverance by Hari’s Messengers
मुहुर्तं वा मुहुर्तार्द्धं यस्तिष्टोद्धरिमन्दिरे । सोऽपि याति परं स्थानं किमुद्वात्रघिंशवत्सरान् ॥ ७४ ॥
muhurtaṃ vā muhurtārddhaṃ yastiṣṭoddharimandire | so'pi yāti paraṃ sthānaṃ kimudvātraghiṃśavatsarān || 74 ||
جو ہری کے مندر میں ایک مُہورت—یا آدھا مُہورت—بھی ٹھہرے، وہ بھی پرم مقام کو پہنچتا ہے؛ پھر جو برسوں تک ٹھہرے، اس کا کیا کہنا!
Narada (within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context of Purva Bhaga teachings)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that even brief association with Hari’s temple (Hari-mandira) carries immense spiritual merit, capable of leading the devotee toward the supreme abode (paraṃ sthānam).
It emphasizes bhakti through proximity and reverence—simply staying in Vishnu’s temple is presented as a powerful devotional act that accelerates spiritual upliftment beyond what prolonged worldly effort might achieve.
The verse uses the traditional time-measure “muhūrta,” reflecting Vedic time-reckoning (kāla-vibhāga) applied in ritual and devotional practice, though it is not a detailed Vedanga instruction.