Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 71
Śokanivāraṇa: Non-brooding, Impermanence, Contentment, and Śuka’s Renunciation
द्वंद्वारामेषु भूतेषु गच्छन्त्येकैकशो नराः । इदमन्यत्परं पश्य नात्र मोहं करिष्यसि ॥ ७१ ॥
dvaṃdvārāmeṣu bhūteṣu gacchantyekaikaśo narāḥ | idamanyatparaṃ paśya nātra mohaṃ kariṣyasi || 71 ||
Unter den Wesen, die am Spiel der Gegensätze—Lust und Schmerz, Gewinn und Verlust—Gefallen finden, gehen die Menschen weiter, einer nach dem andern, jeder allein. Schau diese höhere Wahrheit, von all dem verschieden; dann wirst du hierin nicht der Verblendung verfallen.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
FAQs
It points out that worldly life driven by dualities is ultimately solitary—each person faces karma and inner states alone—and urges the seeker to recognize a higher, transcendent reality so delusion loses its grip.
By exposing the instability of dvandvas, it prepares the heart for single-pointed refuge in the Supreme; steady devotion becomes possible when one stops seeking fulfillment in shifting opposites and turns to the higher truth.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is viveka (discernment) and vairagya (dispassion), foundational disciplines that support all sadhana and scriptural study.