Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 115
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
लोकौ चात्र भवतः । वात्सल्याः सर्वभूतेभ्यो वायोः श्रोत्रस्तथा गिरा । परितापोदपघातश्च पारुष्यं चात्र गर्हितम् ॥ ११५ ॥
lokau cātra bhavataḥ | vātsalyāḥ sarvabhūtebhyo vāyoḥ śrotrastathā girā | paritāpodapaghātaśca pāruṣyaṃ cātra garhitam || 115 ||
এখানে দুইটি পথ নির্দেশিত। সকল জীবের প্রতি স্নেহময় করুণা লালন করো, এবং কর্ণ ও বাক্য সংযত রাখো। কষ্ট দেওয়া, আঘাত করা বা ক্ষতি সাধন করা এবং কঠোর বাক্য—এখানে নিন্দিত।
Sanatkumara (in dialogue teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames moksha-dharma as rooted in universal compassion and self-restraint: cultivating vātsalya toward all beings while disciplining hearing and speech, and rejecting actions that generate harm and agitation.
Bhakti is supported by a purified heart and conduct—tenderness to all beings and non-harming speech. By avoiding harshness and injury, the devotee becomes fit for steady remembrance and worship.
It practically applies śikṣā and vyākaraṇa principles to sādhana: disciplined vocal expression (gīr) and careful listening (śrotra-niyama) so that speech does not become pāruṣya (harmful harshness).