Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 82
Ekādaśī Vrata-Vidhi and the Galava–Bhadrashīla Itihāsa
Dharmakīrti before Yama
ये विष्णुभक्तिविमुखाः प्रणमंति नैव नारायणं हि शरणागतपालकं च । विष्ण्वालयं च नहि यांति नराः सुमूर्खास्तानानयध्वमतिपापरतान्प्रसाह्य ॥ ८२ ॥
ye viṣṇubhaktivimukhāḥ praṇamaṃti naiva nārāyaṇaṃ hi śaraṇāgatapālakaṃ ca | viṣṇvālayaṃ ca nahi yāṃti narāḥ sumūrkhāstānānayadhvamatipāparatānprasāhya || 82 ||
Những kẻ ngoảnh mặt khỏi bhakti đối với Viṣṇu thì chẳng cúi lạy Nārāyaṇa, Đấng hộ trì người cầu nương tựa. Những kẻ mê muội tột cùng ấy không thể đến cảnh giới của Viṣṇu. Hãy lôi kéo những kẻ đắm chìm trong đại tội mà đem đến đây để bị chế ngự.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to attendants/disciples, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It asserts that reverence (praṇāma) and refuge in Nārāyaṇa are inseparable from reaching Viṣṇu’s abode; aversion to Viṣṇu-bhakti leads to spiritual downfall and continued entanglement in sin.
Bhakti is shown as a lived posture of surrender—bowing to Nārāyaṇa as śaraṇāgata-pālaka (protector of the surrendered). Without this orientation, one does not attain Viṣṇvālaya (the Lord’s realm).
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught here; the practical takeaway is ethical-dharma discipline—avoiding pāpa and cultivating daily acts of devotion such as praṇāma and śaraṇāgati toward Nārāyaṇa.