Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35
Varṇāśrama-ācāra: Common Virtues, Varṇa Duties, and the Four Āśramas
निःस्पृहाशांतमनसः स्वकर्मनिरतस्य च । ततो याति परं स्थानं यतो नावर्त्तते पुनः ॥ ३५ ॥
niḥspṛhāśāṃtamanasaḥ svakarmaniratasya ca | tato yāti paraṃ sthānaṃ yato nāvarttate punaḥ || 35 ||
مَن خلا من التعلّق، وسكنت نفسُه، ولازم واجبَه الحقّ—فإنه يبلغ المقام الأعلى الذي لا رجوع منه بعد ذلك.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It defines a liberation-ready person: desireless, inwardly peaceful, and steady in rightful duty—leading to the supreme state of non-return (apunarāvṛtti).
By stressing freedom from craving and steadiness in one’s ordained duty, it supports sattvic living that stabilizes the heart—an essential foundation for single-pointed devotion culminating in the supreme abode.
It implicitly relies on Dharma-shastra clarity about sva-karma (one’s prescribed duties); no specific Vedanga technique (like Shiksha, Vyakarana, or Jyotisha) is directly taught in this verse.