Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35
Bhāgīratha’s Bringing of the Gaṅgā
यदृच्छालाभसंतुष्टिः सा शान्तिः परिकीर्त्तिता । एते सर्वे समाख्यातास्तपः सिद्धिप्रदा नृणाम् ॥ ३५ ॥
yadṛcchālābhasaṃtuṣṭiḥ sā śāntiḥ parikīrttitā | ete sarve samākhyātāstapaḥ siddhipradā nṛṇām || 35 ||
যা স্বতঃস্ফূর্তভাবে লাভ হয় তাতেই সন্তুষ্ট থাকা—এটাই শান্তি বলে ঘোষিত। এগুলি সকলই তপস্যার রূপ, যা মানুষের সিদ্ধি দান করে।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It defines śānti (peace) as inner contentment with unasked-for, naturally arising gains, and frames such contentment as a form of tapas that leads to siddhi—spiritual maturity and steadiness.
By encouraging reliance on what comes without anxious striving, it supports bhakti as trustful surrender and non-possessiveness—reducing craving so the mind can remain steady in remembrance and worship.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical-spiritual discipline: cultivating contentment (saṃtoṣa) as a daily sādhanā that strengthens tapas.