Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41
Bharata’s Attachment and the Palanquin Teaching on ‘I’ and ‘Mine’
यद्यदाप्नोति स बहूनत्ति वै कालसंभवम् । पितर्युपरते सोऽथ भ्रातृभ्रातृव्यबांधवैः ॥ ४१ ॥
yadyadāpnoti sa bahūnatti vai kālasaṃbhavam | pitaryuparate so'tha bhrātṛbhrātṛvyabāṃdhavaiḥ || 41 ||
Toute richesse qu’un homme acquiert est en vérité consommée par beaucoup, car elle est un produit du temps. Et lorsque le père s’en est allé, cette richesse est alors prise et utilisée par les frères, les cousins et les autres parents.
Narada (teaching in a Moksha-Dharma context, in dialogue-flow associated with the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It teaches vairāgya (detachment) by showing that possessions are kāla-sambhava—time-born and time-consumed—so clinging to wealth cannot be the basis of lasting happiness or liberation.
By highlighting the instability of worldly ownership, it redirects the seeker from dependence on family-held wealth to reliance on what is enduring—devotional surrender and remembrance of the Divine rather than temporary assets.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is directly taught; the practical takeaway is dharma-informed household prudence: recognize inheritance dynamics and cultivate non-attachment alongside righteous living.