Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 48
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
चित्तस्य हि प्रसादेन हित्वा कर्म शुभाशुभम् । प्रसन्नात्मात्मनि स्थित्वा सुखमानंत्यमश्नुते ॥ ४८ ॥
cittasya hi prasādena hitvā karma śubhāśubham | prasannātmātmani sthitvā sukhamānaṃtyamaśnute || 48 ||
Car, par la sérénité du mental, on délaisse les actes dits bons ou mauvais ; établi dans l’Ātman, l’être intérieur apaisé, on goûte une félicité sans fin.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: ananda (treated as shanta-adjacent)
FAQs
It teaches that liberation is rooted in chitta-prasada (inner clarity/serenity): when the mind becomes शांत and clear, the seeker transcends the dual accounting of “good” and “bad” karma and rests in the Atman, resulting in infinite bliss.
Though framed in moksha-dharma language, it aligns with bhakti by emphasizing inner prasada (graceful calm), which in bhakti arises from steady remembrance and surrender; such serenity loosens attachment to karmic results and allows abiding in the Lord/Atman as one’s refuge.
No specific Vedanga technique (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa ritual procedure) is taught here; the practical takeaway is inner discipline—cultivating mental clarity (prasada) and non-attachment to merit/demerit as a direct aid to moksha.