Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22
The Exposition of Spiritual Knowledge
Jñāna-pradarśanam
ममेन्द्रि याणि सर्वाणि मन्दभावं व्रजन्ति च । बलं हृतं च जरसा तृष्णा तरुणतां गता ॥ २२ ॥
mamendri yāṇi sarvāṇi mandabhāvaṃ vrajanti ca | balaṃ hṛtaṃ ca jarasā tṛṣṇā taruṇatāṃ gatā || 22 ||
All meine Sinne sinken in Stumpfheit; das Alter hat mir die Kraft geraubt—doch meine Begierde ist zur Jugend zurückgekehrt.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It highlights a core samsaric paradox: the body and senses decline with age, but craving (tṛṣṇā) can remain vigorous. The verse pushes the listener toward viveka (discernment) and vairāgya (detachment) as prerequisites for moksha-oriented life.
By exposing the unreliability of bodily strength and sensory life, it redirects the seeker toward an inner refuge—steady remembrance and surrender—where devotion becomes the practical means to sublimate desire into single-pointed spiritual longing.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught directly; the practical takeaway is ethical-spiritual discipline: recognizing sensory decline and consciously restraining desire—foundational for any sādhana that later includes mantra, ritual, or scriptural study.