Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 71
The Greatness of Viṣṇu
Viṣṇor Māhātmya
भक्त्या कुर्वन्ति ये विष्णोः प्रदक्षिणचतुष्टयम् । तेऽपि यान्ति परं स्थानं सर्वकर्मनिबर्हणम् ॥ ७१ ॥
bhaktyā kurvanti ye viṣṇoḥ pradakṣiṇacatuṣṭayam | te'pi yānti paraṃ sthānaṃ sarvakarmanibarhaṇam || 71 ||
جو لوگ بھکتی کے ساتھ بھگوان وشنو کی چار پردکشنائیں کرتے ہیں، وہ بھی پرم دھام کو پہنچتے ہیں؛ وہ مقام تمام کرم کے بندھنوں کو مٹا دینے والا ہے۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that even a simple, embodied act of devotion—four pradakshinas around Viṣṇu—can lead to the supreme goal because bhakti has the power to erase accumulated karmic bondage.
Bhakti is shown as accessible and effective: sincere devotion expressed through worshipful movement (pradakṣiṇa) is itself a liberating practice, not merely a preliminary ritual.
Ritual procedure (kalpa-prayoga) is implied: pradakṣiṇa is performed keeping the deity on one’s right, and the verse specifies a counted observance (catuṣṭaya—four rounds), reflecting disciplined worship rather than abstract theory.