Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 52
Śokanivāraṇa: Non-brooding, Impermanence, Contentment, and Śuka’s Renunciation
तस्मिन्नेवोदरे गर्भः किं नान्नमिव जीर्यति । गर्भे मूत्रपुरीषाणां स्वभावनियता गतिः ॥ ५२ ॥
tasminnevodare garbhaḥ kiṃ nānnamiva jīryati | garbhe mūtrapurīṣāṇāṃ svabhāvaniyatā gatiḥ || 52 ||
In eben diesem Bauch—wird der Embryo nicht wie Nahrung verdaut? Und im Mutterleib verläuft die Bewegung von Urin und Kot gemäß ihrer eigenen Natur, gelenkt von einem angeborenen Gesetz.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
It cultivates vairagya (detachment) by showing that the body’s origin and growth occur amid impure, involuntary processes—supporting the Moksha-dharma emphasis on seeking the Self beyond the body.
By weakening pride in the body and attachment to sense-life, the verse prepares the mind for surrender; when bodily identification fades, devotion can become steadier and more one-pointed toward the Lord.
No Vedanga technique is taught directly; the verse functions as a dharmic contemplation (anusmṛti) used in Moksha-dharma to generate dispassion rather than prescribing ritual, grammar, or astrology.