Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 70
Anadhyaya and the Winds: From Vedic Recitation Protocol to Sanatkumara’s Moksha-Upadesha
नहि त्वां प्रस्थितं कश्चित्पृष्टतोऽनुगमिष्यति । सुकृतं दुष्कृतं च त्वां गच्छंतमनुयास्यतः ॥ ७० ॥
nahi tvāṃ prasthitaṃ kaścitpṛṣṭato'nugamiṣyati | sukṛtaṃ duṣkṛtaṃ ca tvāṃ gacchaṃtamanuyāsyataḥ || 70 ||
Quand tu partiras, nul ne te suivra par derrière. Seuls tes mérites et tes fautes t’accompagneront tandis que tu iras de l’avant.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada within Moksha-Dharma discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It teaches vairāgya (detachment): at death, social ties and possessions cannot accompany the jīva; only one’s karma—merit and sin—follows and shapes the next state and experience.
By stressing that only inner spiritual capital travels with the soul, it implicitly elevates sādhana—especially Viṣṇu-bhakti and dharmic conduct—as the lasting refuge, rather than reliance on family or worldly support.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught directly here; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline—choose actions that become sukṛta, since karma alone is said to accompany the departing person.