Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3
The Exposition of the Table of Contents of the Brahmavaivarta Purāṇa
धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणां सारः प्रीतिर्हरौ हरे । तयोरभेदसिद्ध्यर्थं ब्रह्मवैवर्तमुत्तमम् ॥ ३ ॥
dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇāṃ sāraḥ prītirharau hare | tayorabhedasiddhyarthaṃ brahmavaivartamuttamam || 3 ||
法（dharma）、利（artha）、欲（kāma）与解脱（mokṣa）之精髓，乃是对哈利（毗湿奴）的爱与奉爱（bhakti）。为确立二者——人生四大目标与对哈利的奉爱——本无二致，故宣说最胜的《梵天变现往世书》（Brahma-vaivarta）。
Narada (within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context of the Anukramanika section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It declares that the four human goals (dharma, artha, kāma, mokṣa) reach their true fulfillment when centered in loving devotion (prīti) to Hari, making bhakti the inner essence of all pursuits.
Bhakti is presented not as one goal among others, but as the unifying core that gives dharma its purity, artha its right use, kāma its sanctity, and mokṣa its culmination—hence devotion to Hari is the decisive spiritual principle.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Śikṣā) is taught in this verse; it functions as a Purāṇic index statement (anukramaṇikā) prioritizing bhakti as the interpretive key to the puruṣārthas.