Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 21
Śokanivāraṇa: Non-brooding, Impermanence, Contentment, and Śuka’s Renunciation
यो यदिच्छेद्यथाकामं कामानां तत्तदाप्नुयात् । यदि स्यान्न पराधीनं पुरुषस्य क्रियाफलम् ॥ २१ ॥
yo yadicchedyathākāmaṃ kāmānāṃ tattadāpnuyāt | yadi syānna parādhīnaṃ puruṣasya kriyāphalam || 21 ||
Wäre die Frucht menschlichen Handelns von nichts anderem abhängig, so würde jeder, was immer er nach Belieben begehrte, genau das unter den begehrten Dingen erlangen.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It highlights that outcomes are not fully under individual control; this insight reduces ego and attachment to results, supporting the Moksha-Dharma emphasis on inner freedom and equanimity.
By showing that results are not merely “as we wish,” it encourages surrender of outcomes (phala-tyāga) and reliance on the higher order upheld by the Divine—an attitude central to mature Vishnu Bhakti.
It implicitly supports Dharmic praxis in Kalpa (ritual discipline): correct effort is required, yet results depend on multiple conditions (including time, place, purity, and unseen factors), so one should perform duties without insisting on immediate, desired outcomes.