Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 38
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
यदि क्रोधादिदुष्टात्मा पूजाध्यानपरो भवेत् । न तस्य तुष्यते विष्णुर्यतो धर्मपतिः स्मृतः ॥ ३८ ॥
yadi krodhādiduṣṭātmā pūjādhyānaparo bhavet | na tasya tuṣyate viṣṇuryato dharmapatiḥ smṛtaḥ || 38 ||
اگر کوئی شخص غضب وغیرہ سے باطن میں آلودہ ہو کر بھی پوجا اور دھیان میں لگا رہے، تو بھی وِشنو اس سے خوش نہیں ہوتے؛ کیونکہ وِشنو کو دھرم کا مالک یاد کیا گیا ہے۔
Sanatkumāra (teaching Nārada in the dharma-bhakti discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that external devotion (pūjā, dhyāna) must be grounded in dharma and inner purification; anger-driven conduct contradicts the very Lord being worshiped, who is Dharma’s master.
Bhakti is not only ritual performance but a transformation of character—control of krodha and allied faults is essential for devotion to become pleasing to Viṣṇu.
It emphasizes prayoga (right application) of ritual and discipline: worship must align with dharma and sadācāra (ethical conduct); otherwise the intended fruit of pūjā is obstructed by inner doṣas like anger.