Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30
The Characteristics of Devotion to Hari
बालभावे च वार्द्धक्ये न घटेताच्युतार्चनम् । वयस्येव ततो धर्मान्कुरु त्वमनहङ्कृतः ॥ ३० ॥
bālabhāve ca vārddhakye na ghaṭetācyutārcanam | vayasyeva tato dharmānkuru tvamanahaṅkṛtaḥ || 30 ||
بچپن اور بڑھاپے میں اَچُیوت کی عبادت و ارچنا پوری طرح نہیں ہو پاتی۔ اس لیے جوانی ہی میں، بے اَہنکار ہو کر، تم دھرم کے کام انجام دو۔
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It urges timely spiritual practice: youth is presented as the most capable period for sustained Vishnu-worship and disciplined dharma, and it insists that practice be done with humility rather than ego.
Bhakti here is framed as Acyuta-arcana (Vishnu worship) that should be pursued when one has strength and steadiness, and it must be grounded in anahaṅkāra—devotion without self-importance.
It highlights sādhana-prayoga (practical application) rather than a specific Vedanga: the verse stresses proper timing and capacity for ritual worship and disciplined conduct, which supports effective daily religious observance.