Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57
Anadhyaya and the Winds: From Vedic Recitation Protocol to Sanatkumara’s Moksha-Upadesha
परित्यज्याशिषं सौम्य दुःखग्रामाद्विमोक्ष्यसे । तपरोनित्येन दांतेन मुनिना संयतात्मना ॥ ५७ ॥
parityajyāśiṣaṃ saumya duḥkhagrāmādvimokṣyase | taparonityena dāṃtena muninā saṃyatātmanā || 57 ||
O Sanftmütiger, indem du das Verlangen nach Lohn aufgibst, wirst du aus dem ganzen „Dorf“ des Leids befreit. So erlangt es der stets asketische Muni—selbstbezähmt, diszipliniert und die Sinne beherrschend.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that liberation arises from dropping reward-seeking desire (āśiṣ) and cultivating steady austerity and self-restraint; desire is portrayed as the root that keeps one living in the ‘settlement’ of suffering.
It aligns with pure devotion by implying desireless practice—when worship or sādhana is done without craving for boons, the mind becomes controlled and fit for higher realization and unwavering devotion.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is sādhana-discipline—dama (sense-control), saṃyama (mind-restraint), and tapas as the applied method for moksha.