Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50
Anadhyaya and the Winds: From Vedic Recitation Protocol to Sanatkumara’s Moksha-Upadesha
येन सर्वं परित्यक्तं स विद्वान्स च पंडितः । इंद्रियैरिंद्रियार्थेभ्यश्चरत्यात्मवशैरिह ॥ ५० ॥
yena sarvaṃ parityaktaṃ sa vidvānsa ca paṃḍitaḥ | iṃdriyairiṃdriyārthebhyaścaratyātmavaśairiha || 50 ||
Der, durch den alles aufgegeben wurde—nur er ist wahrhaft gelehrt und wahrhaft weise; in dieser Welt wandelt er unter den Sinnesobjekten, doch seine Sinne stehen unter der Herrschaft des Ātman.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It defines the true “vidvan” and “pandita” as one who has renounced attachment to all things and whose senses remain ruled by the Self, indicating inner freedom rather than mere scholarship.
By stressing detachment and mastery over the senses, it supports pure Bhakti: when the senses are self-governed, they can be directed toward the Lord without being dragged by craving for sense-objects.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is ethical-spiritual discipline—indriya-nigraha and vairagya—as foundational for higher knowledge and moksha.