Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5
Bhakti-Śraddhā-Ācāra-Māhātmya and the Commencement of the Mārkaṇḍeya Narrative
यथा भूमिं समाश्रित्य सर्वे जीवन्ति जन्तवः । तथा भक्तिं समाश्रित्य सर्वकार्य्याणि साधयेत् ॥ ५ ॥
yathā bhūmiṃ samāśritya sarve jīvanti jantavaḥ | tathā bhaktiṃ samāśritya sarvakāryyāṇi sādhayet || 5 ||
Như mọi loài hữu tình nương tựa nơi đất mà sống, cũng vậy, nương tựa nơi bhakti (lòng sùng kính), người ta thành tựu mọi công việc và mọi mục đích.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that bhakti is the sustaining ground of spiritual life—like earth supports all beings—so devotion becomes the foundation for fulfilling one’s goals and obligations.
By using a universal analogy (all beings rely on earth), it presents bhakti as the essential support for every sādhana and life-duty, implying that devotion empowers and completes all other efforts.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, or Jyotiṣa) is directly taught; the practical takeaway is sādhana-priority—make bhakti the base intention behind all ritual and daily action.