Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 118
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
स्वविहारसंतोषः कामसुखावाप्तिरिति । त्रिवर्गगुणनिर्वृत्तिर्यस्य नित्यं गृहाश्रमे । स सुखान्यनुभूयेह शिष्टानां गतिमाप्नुयात् ॥ ११८ ॥
svavihārasaṃtoṣaḥ kāmasukhāvāptiriti | trivargaguṇanirvṛttiryasya nityaṃ gṛhāśrame | sa sukhānyanubhūyeha śiṣṭānāṃ gatimāpnuyāt || 118 ||
যি নিজৰ ধৰ্মসঙ্গত ভোগ-বিহাৰত সন্তুষ্ট, আৰু কামসুখ লাভ কৰিও গৃহাশ্ৰমত ধৰ্ম-অৰ্থ-কাম এই ত্ৰিবৰ্গৰ গুণ নিত্য পূৰ্ণ কৰে; সি ইয়াত সুখ অনুভৱ কৰি শিষ্টজনৰ গতি লাভ কৰে।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
FAQs
It teaches that household life becomes spiritually sound when one is content, keeps pleasure within dharma, and fulfils the trivarga without excess—leading to both worldly well-being and the righteous destiny (śiṣṭa-gati).
By emphasizing disciplined, dharmic living and inner contentment, it supports bhakti indirectly: a steady, righteous gṛhastha life becomes a stable foundation for devotion rather than a life driven by uncontrolled desire.
The verse is primarily dharma-focused rather than technical Vedanga instruction; its practical takeaway is the applied ethics of āśrama-dharma—how to regulate kāma under dharma so the trivarga is properly completed.