Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2
Bharata’s Attachment and the Palanquin Teaching on ‘I’ and ‘Mine’
आत्मव्यतिक्रमं ब्रह्मन्दुर्जनाचरितं कथम् । सोढुं शक्येत मनुजैस्तन्ममाख्याहि मानद ॥ २ ॥
ātmavyatikramaṃ brahmandurjanācaritaṃ katham | soḍhuṃ śakyeta manujaistanmamākhyāhi mānada || 2 ||
Ô brahmane, comment les hommes pourraient-ils supporter les atteintes à leur propre dignité et la conduite cruelle des méchants ? Dis-le-moi, ô dispensateur d’honneur.
Narada (questioning a Brahman-sage interlocutor, traditionally Sanatkumara in this dialogue setting)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames a core Moksha-Dharma problem: how a seeker should respond to humiliation and the harm caused by the wicked, pointing toward inner mastery (kshama, self-control) as essential for liberation-oriented life.
By highlighting the difficulty of enduring offense, it implicitly prepares the ground for Bhakti-based steadiness—taking refuge in the Lord and cultivating humility and patience instead of reacting with anger.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline—restraint of speech and mind—often treated as foundational to any successful mantra, vrata, or devotional practice.