Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60
Yajñamālī–Sumālī Upākhyāna: Merit-Transfer through Temple Plastering (Lepa) and the Redemption of a Sinner
तस्य तुष्यंति विप्रेंद्र ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः । हरिभक्तिपराणां तु संगिनां संगमात्रतः ॥ ५९ ॥
tasya tuṣyaṃti vipreṃdra brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ | haribhaktiparāṇāṃ tu saṃgināṃ saṃgamātrataḥ || 59 ||
اے برہمنوں کے سردار! اس سے برہما، وشنو اور مہیشور خوش ہوتے ہیں؛ بلکہ ہری بھکتی میں پرایَن ساتھیوں کی محض صحبت ہی اُن کی رضا حاصل کرا دیتی ہے۔
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that divine grace is strongly linked to satsanga: even simple contact with sincere devotees of Hari makes the highest deities favorable, accelerating one’s spiritual progress.
Bhakti is shown as contagious and transformative—association with Hari’s devotees (hari-bhaktas) itself becomes a direct cause for inner purification and the pleasure of the divine.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught here; the practical takeaway is dhārmic conduct through sadhu-saṅga—seeking the company of devotees as a daily discipline supporting mantra, pūjā, and vrata practice.