Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 83
Janaka’s Quest for Liberation; Pañcaśikha’s Sāṅkhya on Renunciation, Elements, Guṇas, and the Deathless State
विहाय गच्छन्ननवेक्षघमाणस्तथा विमुक्तो विजहाति दुःखम् । मत्स्यं यथा वाप्युदके पतंतमुत्सृज्य पक्षी निपतत्सशक्तः ॥ ८३ ॥
vihāya gacchannanavekṣaghamāṇastathā vimukto vijahāti duḥkham | matsyaṃ yathā vāpyudake pataṃtamutsṛjya pakṣī nipatatsaśaktaḥ || 83 ||
Ainsi, le libéré s’en va sans se retourner et, ce faisant, rejette la souffrance ; tel l’oiseau qui laisse tomber le poisson dans l’eau de l’étang puis fond de nouveau avec toute sa vigueur, désormais sans fardeau.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It teaches that liberation is marked by decisive non-attachment: the liberated person moves forward without regret or backward-glance, and sorrow falls away when the burden of clinging is dropped.
By implication, bhakti ripens into surrender (tyāga) where the devotee releases possessiveness and anxiety; like the bird dropping its load, the heart becomes light and capable of returning to its true aim—steady absorption in the Lord.
No specific Vedanga (such as Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is directly taught; the verse is primarily a Moksha-Dharma instruction using a vivid metaphor to train the mind in vairāgya (detachment).