Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 4
Śokanivāraṇa: Non-brooding, Impermanence, Contentment, and Śuka’s Renunciation
द्रव्येषु समतीतेषु ये गुणास्तेन्न चिंदयेत् । ताननाद्रियमाणश्च स्नेहबन्धाद्विमुच्यते ॥ ४ ॥
dravyeṣu samatīteṣu ye guṇāstenna ciṃdayet | tānanādriyamāṇaśca snehabandhādvimucyate || 4 ||
Qu’on ne s’attarde pas à ressasser les qualités des choses désormais passées. En cessant de les estimer, on se délivre des liens de l’attachement.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vairagya (treated as shanta-leaning)
FAQs
It teaches vairagya: liberation grows when the mind stops revisiting the attractiveness of past experiences, because such recollection reactivates attachment (sneha) and keeps bondage alive.
By not cherishing past sense-objects, the heart becomes less entangled in worldly sneha and more capable of steady remembrance of the Lord; detachment supports single-pointed devotion rather than nostalgia for pleasures.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Shiksha, or Jyotisha) is taught here; the practical takeaway is mental discipline—guarding smriti (memory) and manas (mind) from ruminating on past enjoyments.