Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
इहामुत्र च भोगेषु विरक्तश्च तथा भवेत् । अविरक्तो भवेद्यस्तु स संसारे प्रवर्तते ॥ ४९ ॥
ihāmutra ca bhogeṣu viraktaśca tathā bhavet | avirakto bhavedyastu sa saṃsāre pravartate || 49 ||
في هذه الدنيا وفي الآخرة أيضًا، ينبغي أن يكون المرء زاهدًا في اللذّات. أمّا من لم يتجرّد من التعلّق، فإنه يظلّ يعمل ويدور في السَّمْسارا (saṃsāra).
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the dialogue on liberation)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It defines the core criterion for liberation: detachment from pleasures both in this life and in heavenly rewards; attachment is presented as the very fuel that keeps one active within saṃsāra.
By warning against clinging to bhoga (including “otherworldly” enjoyments), it aligns bhakti with nishkāma orientation—turning the heart from reward-seeking to single-minded pursuit of the Divine rather than pleasure.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical-psychological discipline (vairāgya) that supports all sādhanā—study, mantra, and ritual—by reducing desire-driven motivation.