Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 72
Anadhyaya and the Winds: From Vedic Recitation Protocol to Sanatkumara’s Moksha-Upadesha
निबंधिनी रज्जुरेषा या ग्रामे वसतो रतिः । छित्वैनां सुकृतो यांति नैनां छिंदंति दुष्कृतः ॥ ७२ ॥
nibaṃdhinī rajjureṣā yā grāme vasato ratiḥ | chitvaināṃ sukṛto yāṃti naināṃ chiṃdaṃti duṣkṛtaḥ || 72 ||
Cet attachement à la « vie de village » est une corde qui enchaîne. Les méritants la tranchent et vont au-delà ; les pécheurs ne la tranchent pas.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-Dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
It defines worldly attachment (especially to settled social life) as a ‘rope’ that binds the soul; liberation requires consciously cutting this bond through merit, discernment, and detachment.
By warning that attachment to worldly pleasures keeps one bound, it implies that Bhakti must be accompanied by vairāgya—turning the heart from ‘grāma-rati’ toward the Supreme (commonly Vishnu in the Narada Purana).
Not a technical Vedanga instruction; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline (sukṛta) and self-regulation—core prerequisites for any sādhana, including mantra, vrata, and scriptural study.