Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5
Varṇāśrama-ācāra: Common Virtues, Varṇa Duties, and the Four Āśramas
सनक उवाच । श्रृणुष्व मुनिशार्दूल यथा भक्तप्रियंकरः । वर्णाश्रमाचारपरैः पूज्यते हरिरव्ययः ॥ ५ ॥
sanaka uvāca | śrṛṇuṣva muniśārdūla yathā bhaktapriyaṃkaraḥ | varṇāśramācāraparaiḥ pūjyate hariravyayaḥ || 5 ||
Sanaka nói: “Hãy lắng nghe, hỡi bậc hổ trong hàng hiền triết, về cách mà Hari bất hoại—Đấng làm đẹp lòng các tín đồ—được những người chuyên tâm giữ đúng hạnh varṇa và āśrama phụng thờ.”
Sanaka
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames worship of Hari as inseparable from righteous conduct (ācāra), teaching that devotion becomes stable and pleasing to Vishnu when aligned with varṇāśrama-dharma.
Bhakti is presented as “bhakta-priyaṁ-kara”—that which delights the Lord—expressed through disciplined living and duty-based conduct, not merely emotion or praise.
The verse emphasizes ācāra (regulated practice) and dharma-application; while no single Vedāṅga is named, it aligns with Kalpa (ritual procedure) as the practical framework for worship rooted in prescribed duties.