Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35
Janaka Instructs Śuka: Āśrama-Sequence, Guru-Dependence, and Marks of Liberation
शीतमुष्णं तथैवार्थमनंर्थं प्रियमप्रियम् । जीवितं मरणं चैव ब्रह्म संपद्यते तदा ॥ ३५ ॥
śītamuṣṇaṃ tathaivārthamanaṃrthaṃ priyamapriyam | jīvitaṃ maraṇaṃ caiva brahma saṃpadyate tadā || 35 ||
Alors le froid et la chaleur, le gain et la perte, l’agréable et le désagréable, et même la vie et la mort—tout est réalisé comme Brahman.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)
FAQs
It points to Brahman-realization (brahma-jñāna) where all pairs of opposites—pleasure/pain, gain/loss, even life/death—are known as one non-dual Reality, marking the maturity of mokṣa-dharma.
By implying steadiness in all conditions: when devotion ripens into single-minded absorption in the Supreme, the devotee’s vision becomes equal toward favorable and unfavorable experiences, seeing them as expressions of the same Brahman.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is sādhana-level equanimity (samatā) and detachment (vairāgya), which support mantra-japa, meditation, and disciplined dharma without being shaken by outcomes.