Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 40
Śokanivāraṇa: Non-brooding, Impermanence, Contentment, and Śuka’s Renunciation
न शोचंति गताध्वानः पश्यंति परमां गतिम् । संचिन्वन्नेकमेवैनं कामानावितृप्तकम् ॥ ४० ॥
na śocaṃti gatādhvānaḥ paśyaṃti paramāṃ gatim | saṃcinvannekamevainaṃ kāmānāvitṛptakam || 40 ||
Ceux qui ont achevé la route ne s’affligent point; ils contemplent la Demeure suprême. Mais celui qui n’amasse que cela—les désirs—demeure à jamais inassouvi.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It contrasts two outcomes: the realized person who has “completed the path” sees the highest goal and is free from grief, while the desire-driven person keeps hoarding objects of craving and therefore never becomes content.
By implying that peace comes from turning away from endless desire-collection and fixing the mind on the supreme goal; in bhakti, that “paramā gati” is reached through single-pointed remembrance and surrender rather than chasing satisfactions that never fulfill.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is ethical-psychological discipline—reducing kama and cultivating vairagya as a prerequisite for moksha-oriented study and practice.