Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5
Uttaraloka
Northern Higher World), Dharma–Adharma Viveka, and Adhyatma-Prashna (Prelude
न लोभः परदारेषु स्वदारनिरतो जनः । नान्यो हि वध्यते तत्र द्रव्येषु च न विस्मयः ॥ ५ ॥
na lobhaḥ paradāreṣu svadāranirato janaḥ | nānyo hi vadhyate tatra dravyeṣu ca na vismayaḥ || 5 ||
Nulle convoitise pour l’épouse d’autrui; l’homme demeure attaché à sa propre épouse. Là, nul n’est lésé, et face aux richesses il n’éprouve ni fascination ni trouble.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: dharmic (vira)
FAQs
It defines inner purity as freedom from lust and greed: fidelity, harmlessness, and non-attachment to wealth are presented as practical marks of a mind fit for Moksha-Dharma.
By restraining desire and possessiveness, the heart becomes steady and sattvic—supporting single-pointed devotion, where love is redirected from sense-objects to the Divine.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it emphasizes ethical discipline (yama-like restraints) as the lived foundation for spiritual practice.