Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 36
Śokanivāraṇa: Non-brooding, Impermanence, Contentment, and Śuka’s Renunciation
अतृप्ता यांति विध्वंसं सन्तोषं यांति पंडिताः । सर्वे क्षयांता निचयाः पतनांताः समुच्छ्रयाः ॥ ३६ ॥
atṛptā yāṃti vidhvaṃsaṃ santoṣaṃ yāṃti paṃḍitāḥ | sarve kṣayāṃtā nicayāḥ patanāṃtāḥ samucchrayāḥ || 36 ||
Die Unzufriedenen gehen dem Verderben entgegen, die Weisen gelangen zur Zufriedenheit. Jede Anhäufung endet im Schwund, und jede Erhebung endet im Fall.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-Dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It teaches Moksha-Dharma through a stark contrast: insatiable craving leads to collapse, while contentment stabilizes the mind and supports liberation; it also warns that worldly accumulation and status are inherently impermanent.
Bhakti matures when desire and possessiveness reduce; by cultivating santoṣa, the devotee redirects attention from endless acquisition to steady remembrance and service, making devotion to Vishnu less transactional and more surrendered.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline—santoṣa and vairagya—used as a daily sadhana to restrain greed and pride.