Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 74
The Characteristics of Devotion to Hari
सृष्टिस्तु विविधा प्रोक्ता देवासुरविभेदतः । हरिभक्तियुता दैवी तद्धीना ह्यासुरी महा ॥ ७४ ॥
sṛṣṭistu vividhā proktā devāsuravibhedataḥ | haribhaktiyutā daivī taddhīnā hyāsurī mahā || 74 ||
سِرشٹی کو دیو اور اسُر کے امتیاز سے گوناگوں کہا گیا ہے۔ جو ہری بھکتی سے یُکت ہو وہ دیوی ہے، اور جو اس سے خالی ہو وہ بڑی آسُری ہے۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It defines the core spiritual criterion for divinity: devotion to Hari. The verse reframes “divine vs. demonic” not as birth or power, but as an inner orientation toward Vishnu-bhakti.
Bhakti is presented as the decisive spiritual qualifier: when creation (one’s life, tendencies, and actions) is united with Hari-bhakti it becomes daivī; when separated from it, it becomes āsurī. Thus devotion is not optional—it is the transforming principle.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Śikṣā) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical-spiritual discernment (daivī/āsurī lakṣaṇa) grounded in Hari-bhakti.