Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
लीलादंड हरिं यो वै भजते नित्यमादरात् । स सर्वैः पूज्यते लोकैस्तस्य गेहे स्थिरा रमा ॥ ५७ ॥
līlādaṃḍa hariṃ yo vai bhajate nityamādarāt | sa sarvaiḥ pūjyate lokaistasya gehe sthirā ramā || 57 ||
جو کوئی لیلا-ڈنڈ دھاری ہری کی نِتّیہ عقیدت کے ساتھ بھکتی کرتا ہے، وہ سب لوگوں کے نزدیک قابلِ پوجا ہوتا ہے؛ اور اس کے گھر میں رَما (لکشمی) ثابت قدم رہتی ہے۔
Narada (teaching in the Narada Purana dialogue stream)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents nitya-bhakti (daily worship) of Hari as a dharmic practice whose inner fruit is divine favor—expressed outwardly as universal respect and inwardly as Lakṣmī’s stable presence in one’s home-life.
Bhakti here is defined by constancy (nityam) and reverence (ādarāt): not occasional praise, but steady, attentive worship. The verse frames devotion as both a spiritual discipline and a life-ordering practice that brings harmony and auspiciousness.
The practical emphasis is on regulated daily observance (nitya-vidhi) and correct devotional discipline—an applied, rule-based approach aligned with Vedāṅga-style concern for proper practice, even though no single Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is explicitly named in this verse.