Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 87
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
सुखं ह्यनित्यं भूतानामिह लोके परत्र च । राहुग्रस्तस्य सोमस्य यथा ज्योत्स्ना न भासते ॥ ८७ ॥
sukhaṃ hyanityaṃ bhūtānāmiha loke paratra ca | rāhugrastasya somasya yathā jyotsnā na bhāsate || 87 ||
Le bonheur des êtres est vraiment impermanent, ici-bas comme dans l’au-delà ; telle la clarté lunaire qui ne brille pas lorsque la lune est saisie par Rāhu.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches vairāgya: pleasure is unstable both here and in heaven-like afterlife states, so one should seek the steady good of mokṣa rather than depend on fleeting सुख.
By exposing the unreliability of worldly and otherworldly सुख, it turns the mind toward lasting refuge—single-minded devotion to Bhagavān, whose grace is not eclipsed like lunar light.
It uses an astronomical image—Rāhu ‘grasping’ Soma during an eclipse—echoing Jyotiṣa-style language to illustrate how even bright experiences can be temporarily obscured and thus cannot be the basis of spiritual security.