Shloka 25
अध्याय ३३१: नारायणकथा-प्रशंसा तथा नारदस्य श्वेतद्वीप-निवृत्ति एवं बदरी-आगमनम् | Chapter 331: Praise of the Nārāyaṇa Narrative; Nārada’s Return from Śvetadvīpa and Arrival at Badarī
तथाप्युपायं सम्पश्येद् दुः:खस्य परिमोक्षणम् । अशोचन् नारभेच्चैव मुक्तश्नाव्यसनी भवेत्,तथापि सबको दुःखसे छूटनेका उपाय अवश्य सोचना चाहिये। जो शोक छोड़कर साधन आरम्भ करता है और किसी व्यसनमें आसक्त नहीं होता, वह निश्चय ही दु:खोंसे मुक्त हो जाता है
tathāpy upāyaṃ sampaśyed duḥkhasya parimokṣaṇam | aśocan nārabhec caiva muktaśnāvyasanī bhavet ||
Even so, one should deliberately seek a means for release from sorrow. Casting off grief, one should set about right effort; and if one remains free from addictions and ruinous habits, one becomes truly liberated from suffering.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not remain trapped in lamentation; instead, discern a practical remedy, begin disciplined effort, and avoid addictive or degrading habits—this combination leads to freedom from suffering.
Nārada is instructing the listener in the Śānti-parvan’s ethical mode: he shifts attention from passive grief to active, disciplined practice, emphasizing sobriety and freedom from vice as the path out of duḥkha.