Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45
Janaka Instructs Śuka: Āśrama-Sequence, Guru-Dependence, and Marks of Liberation
नास्ति ते सुखदुःखेषु विशेषो नास्ति वस्तुषु । नौत्सुक्यं नृत्यगीतेषु न राग उपजायते ॥ ४५ ॥
nāsti te sukhaduḥkheṣu viśeṣo nāsti vastuṣu | nautsukyaṃ nṛtyagīteṣu na rāga upajāyate || 45 ||
Pour toi, il n’y a pas de différence entre plaisir et peine, ni de valeur particulière accordée aux objets. Tu n’éprouves aucun élan pour la danse et le chant, et nul attachement ne s’éveille en toi.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the marks of dispassion and steadiness in Moksha-dharma)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It describes the inner hallmark of liberation-oriented maturity: equanimity toward pleasure and pain, and the fading of craving for sensory entertainments—clear signs of vairāgya supporting mokṣa.
By showing that when the heart is no longer pulled by rāga for worldly delights, it becomes steady and available for one-pointed remembrance and devotion; bhakti deepens as distractions lose their charm.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Śikṣā) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical-psychological discipline—cultivating samatva and reducing sensory dependence as part of mokṣa-dharma.