Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 31
Yamapatha (The Road of Yama), Dāna-Phala, and the Imperishable Fruition of Karma
युष्माभिः साधितं पुण्यमत्रामुत्रसुखावहम् । मनुष्य जन्म यः प्राप्य सुकृतं न करोति च ॥ ३१ ॥
yuṣmābhiḥ sādhitaṃ puṇyamatrāmutrasukhāvaham | manuṣya janma yaḥ prāpya sukṛtaṃ na karoti ca || 31 ||
Công đức các ngươi đã thành tựu đem lại an lạc cả đời này lẫn đời sau. Nhưng kẻ nào được thân người mà không làm việc thiện, không tạo công đức, thì thật đã uổng phí cơ hội hiếm có ấy.
Sanatkumara (addressing Narada and/or the sages in the dialogue context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It stresses that human birth is a rare, meaningful opportunity meant for sukṛta (meritorious action); such dharma generates well-being in this life and positive results after death.
While not naming a deity here, it supports the bhakti framework by affirming that purposeful righteous action (often including worship, charity, vrata, and service) should be done in human life to secure auspicious outcomes in both worlds.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline—using human life for sukṛta through prescribed dharmic duties and purāṇic observances.