Shloka 55
नरनारायण-नारदसंवादः
Nara-Nārāyaṇa–Nārada Discourse on Vision, Elements, and Entry into Vāsudeva
क्षीयते हि सदा सोम: पुनश्चनैवाभिपूर्यते । नेच्छाम्येवं विदित्वैते ह्वासवृद्धी पुनः पुन:,इसके सिवा चन्द्रमा सदा घटता-बढ़ता रहता है। उसकी हास-वृद्धिका क्रम कभी टूटता नहीं है। इन सब बातोंको जानकर मुझे चन्द्रलोकमें जाने या हास-वृद्धिके चक््करमें पड़नेकी इच्छा नहीं होती है
kṣīyate hi sadā somaḥ punaś ca naivābhipūryate | necchāmyevaṁ viditvaite hvāsavṛddhī punaḥ punaḥ ||
Nārada said: “Indeed Soma (the Moon) is always waning, and again it is filled anew. Knowing this recurring cycle of diminution and increase, I do not desire to go to the lunar world, nor to be caught again and again in that very round of waxing and waning.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even exalted heavenly realms are governed by fluctuation and impermanence. Recognizing the Moon’s inevitable waning and waxing, Nārada expresses dispassion toward the lunar world, pointing to the ethical-spiritual ideal of seeking what is beyond cyclical rise and fall.
Speaking as a sage, Nārada reflects on the nature of Soma (the Moon): it continually diminishes and becomes full again. On the basis of this insight, he rejects the desire to attain the lunar realm, since it remains bound to repetitive cycles rather than final freedom.