Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34
Janaka Instructs Śuka: Āśrama-Sequence, Guru-Dependence, and Marks of Liberation
यदा स्तुति च र्निदां च समत्वेन च पश्यति । कांचनं चाऽयसं चैव सुखदुःखे तथैव च ॥ ३४ ॥
yadā stuti ca rnidāṃ ca samatvena ca paśyati | kāṃcanaṃ cā'yasaṃ caiva sukhaduḥkhe tathaiva ca || 34 ||
Lorsque l’on considère louange et blâme d’un même regard, et que l’on voit pareillement l’or et le fer—ainsi que plaisir et peine—comme identiques, alors on demeure dans la véritable équanimité.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
FAQs
It defines a key mark of liberation-oriented wisdom: the capacity to remain even-minded toward social judgment (praise/blame) and worldly dualities (wealth/poverty, pleasure/pain), indicating inner freedom and detachment.
By urging equanimity, it supports steady bhakti: a devotee remains unwavering in devotion to Vishnu regardless of honor or insult, gain or loss, because the mind is anchored in the Lord rather than in changing circumstances.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa ritual procedure) is taught here; the practical takeaway is ethical-spiritual discipline—cultivating samatva as a daily sadhana in Moksha Dharma.