Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
Janaka’s Quest for Liberation; Pañcaśikha’s Sāṅkhya on Renunciation, Elements, Guṇas, and the Deathless State
यथा तातानि पश्यति तादृशः सत्त्वसंक्षयः । जरयाभिपरीतस्य मृत्युना च विनाशितम् ॥ ३९ ॥
yathā tātāni paśyati tādṛśaḥ sattvasaṃkṣayaḥ | jarayābhiparītasya mṛtyunā ca vināśitam || 39 ||
যেনেকৈ মানুহে নিজৰ পিতৃ/বয়োজ্যেষ্ঠসকলক ক্ষয় হৈ যোৱা দেখে, তেনেকৈ নিজৰ প্ৰাণশক্তিও হ্ৰাস পায়; জৰাই দেহক উলটাই দিয়ে, আৰু শেষত মৃত্যুয়ে তাক বিনাশ কৰে।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It cultivates vairagya (dispassion) by pointing to the visible certainty of decline and death, urging the seeker to turn from bodily identification toward moksha-oriented practice.
By exposing the body’s inevitable ruin through jarā and mṛtyu, it redirects reliance from the perishable to the imperishable—supporting steadfast Vishnu-bhakti as a refuge beyond death.
No specific Vedanga is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is contemplative discipline—regularly reflecting on impermanence as an aid to self-control and liberation-focused living.