Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 56
Bharata’s Attachment and the Palanquin Teaching on ‘I’ and ‘Mine’
त्वयोढा शिबिका चेति त्वय्यद्यापि च संस्थिता । मिथ्या तदप्यत्र भवान् श्रृणोतु वचनं मम ॥ ५६ ॥
tvayoḍhā śibikā ceti tvayyadyāpi ca saṃsthitā | mithyā tadapyatra bhavān śrṛṇotu vacanaṃ mama || 56 ||
«L’idée que “c’est toi qui as porté le palanquin” demeure encore fixée en toi jusqu’à ce jour. Pourtant, elle est fausse. En cette affaire, daigne écouter mes paroles.»
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It targets the core bondage of saṃsāra—clinging to a false notion of personal doership. By exposing the idea “I carried it” as mithyā, the teacher directs the seeker toward Atma-viveka, where the Self is recognized as beyond action and ego.
By weakening the ego-sense of “I am the doer,” the verse prepares the ground for pure bhakti, where actions are offered without possessiveness. When doership is surrendered, devotion becomes selfless and aligned with moksha-dharma.
No specific Vedanga (such as Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Shiksha) is taught directly here; the practical takeaway is philosophical discernment (viveka) applied to language and thought—testing statements like “I did” for truth versus delusion.