Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 84
Janaka’s Quest for Liberation; Pañcaśikha’s Sāṅkhya on Renunciation, Elements, Guṇas, and the Deathless State
तथा ह्यसौ दुःखसौख्ये विहाय मुक्तः परार्द्ध्या गतिमेत्यलिंगः ॥ ८४ ॥
tathā hyasau duḥkhasaukhye vihāya muktaḥ parārddhyā gatimetyaliṃgaḥ || 84 ||
এইভাবে মুক্ত পুরুষ দুঃখ ও সুখ—উভয়ই ত্যাগ করে, অলিঙ্গ ও আসক্তিহীন হয়ে, পরম পরাত্পর গতি লাভ করে।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada on Moksha-dharma)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It defines liberation as rising beyond the pair of opposites (pleasure and pain) and attaining the highest state without worldly identifiers or limiting adjuncts (upādhis).
While framed in moksha-language, it supports mature bhakti by pointing to equanimity: devotion ripens when one is no longer driven by seeking pleasure or fleeing pain, but rests in the Supreme alone.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is sādhana-oriented—cultivating vairāgya and samatva (equanimity) as a discipline supporting moksha.