Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26
Śokanivāraṇa: Non-brooding, Impermanence, Contentment, and Śuka’s Renunciation
अपराधान्समाच्ष्टुं पुरुषस्य स्वभावतः । शुक्रमन्यत्र संभूतं पुनरन्यत्र गच्छति ॥ २६ ॥
aparādhānsamācṣṭuṃ puruṣasya svabhāvataḥ | śukramanyatra saṃbhūtaṃ punaranyatra gacchati || 26 ||
Von Natur aus neigt der Mensch dazu, Verfehlungen zu begehen; und der zeugende Same, an einem Ort entstanden, geht wieder an einen anderen (in einen Schoß) — so setzt sich der Kreislauf der Geburten fort.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It links moral lapse (aparādha) with continued saṃsāra, indicating that unrestrained tendencies and desire keep the jīva moving from one birth to another.
By highlighting the repetitive cycle driven by faults and desire, it implicitly points to purification—classically achieved through Vishnu-bhakti and self-restraint—as the way to weaken the causes of rebirth.
It is primarily a Dharma/Moksha teaching rather than a Vedāṅga lesson; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline (niyama) and avoidance of aparādha as a foundational sādhanā supporting higher spiritual practice.