Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46
Sṛṣṭi-varṇana, Bhārata-khaṇḍa-mahātmya, and Jagad-bhūgola
Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography
क्षारोदधेरुपत्तरं यद्धि माद्रेश्चैव दक्षिणाम् । ज्ञेयं तद्भारतं वर्षं सर्वकर्मफलप्रदम् ॥ ४६ ॥
kṣārodadherupattaraṃ yaddhi mādreścaiva dakṣiṇām | jñeyaṃ tadbhārataṃ varṣaṃ sarvakarmaphalapradam || 46 ||
خَار سمندر کے شمال میں اور مادْر پہاڑ کے جنوب میں جو خطہ ہے، وہی بھارت ورش ہے؛ یہ تمام اعمال کے پھل عطا کرنے والی بھومی ہے۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It defines Bhārata-varṣa not merely as a geographic region but as a uniquely efficacious field of karma—where dharmic actions, vows, and worship are said to yield their intended results.
By praising Bhārata-varṣa as “fruit-giving” for all karma, it implicitly elevates devotional practices (pujā, japa, vrata, tīrtha-sevā) performed here as especially potent for attaining desired spiritual outcomes.
It reflects Purāṇic cosmography and traditional sacred geography used to contextualize rites—helping determine the ‘deśa’ (place) factor in dharma/ritual performance, though no specific Vedāṅga technique is directly taught in this verse.