Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 82
Dharmānukathana
Narration of Dharma
मनसा कर्मणा वाचा यो रक्षेदामयान्वितम् । सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति सर्वपापविवर्जितः ॥ ८२ ॥
manasā karmaṇā vācā yo rakṣedāmayānvitam | sarvānkāmānavāpnoti sarvapāpavivarjitaḥ || 82 ||
Ai bảo hộ và chăm sóc người bệnh—bằng tâm, bằng việc làm và bằng lời nói—người ấy đạt mọi điều mong cầu và được lìa sạch mọi tội lỗi.
Narada (teaching in a dharma-upadesha context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that compassionate protection of the sick—internally (mind), externally (actions), and socially (speech)—is a complete dharmic act that yields both worldly fulfillment and purification from sin.
By emphasizing selfless care and gentle speech, it points to bhakti expressed as seva—serving living beings with a pure heart as an offering aligned with dharma.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is taught here; the practical takeaway is dharmic conduct—ethical discipline in thought, word, and deed (manas–vāk–kāya śuddhi).