Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
संश्लेषो यदि वा तेन यदि तस्मात्प्रणश्यति । महार्णवविमुक्तत्वादन्यत्सलिलभाजनम् ॥ ५ ॥
saṃśleṣo yadi vā tena yadi tasmātpraṇaśyati | mahārṇavavimuktatvādanyatsalilabhājanam || 5 ||
Qu’on demeure en contact avec cela ou qu’on en soit ruiné—une fois délivré du grand océan, cela devient autre chose : un simple récipient d’eau.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada on Moksha-dharma and dispassion)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It uses the metaphor of the “great ocean” (the saṃsāra-ocean): once one is liberated from it, the very thing that seemed vast and overpowering is seen as limited and contained—no longer capable of drowning the liberated person.
By stressing freedom from the saṃsāra-ocean, it supports the bhakti ideal of loosening binding attachments; steadfast devotion to the Supreme (often Vishnu in the Narada Purana) makes worldly contacts lose their power to disturb the heart.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is ethical-spiritual discipline—cultivating detachment so that worldly situations no longer cause inner ruin.