Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10
Śokanivāraṇa: Non-brooding, Impermanence, Contentment, and Śuka’s Renunciation
भैषज्यमेतद्दःखस्य यदेतन्नानुचिंतयेत् । चिंत्यमानं हि न व्येति भूयश्चाभिप्रवर्द्धते ॥ १० ॥
bhaiṣajyametaddaḥkhasya yadetannānuciṃtayet | ciṃtyamānaṃ hi na vyeti bhūyaścābhipravarddhate || 10 ||
هذا هو دواء الحزن: ألا يظلّ المرء يُمعن التفكير فيه. فإنّ الحزن إذا أُقيم عليه الفكر لا يزول، بل يزداد ويشتدّ.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-Dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It teaches a Moksha-Dharma principle: suffering persists and expands when the mind repeatedly clings to it; freedom begins by refusing to mentally rehearse sorrow.
By not feeding grief through constant rumination, the mind becomes steadier and more capable of sustained remembrance (smaraṇa) of the Lord—an essential support for Bhakti even though the verse itself is framed as mental discipline.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is psychological-ethical training (manonigraha) aligned with Dharma and Moksha.