Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 69
Śokanivāraṇa: Non-brooding, Impermanence, Contentment, and Śuka’s Renunciation
महञ्च फलवैषम्यं दृश्यते कर्मसंधिषु । वहंति शिबिकामन्ये यांत्यन्ये शिबिकारुहः ॥ ६९ ॥
mahañca phalavaiṣamyaṃ dṛśyate karmasaṃdhiṣu | vahaṃti śibikāmanye yāṃtyanye śibikāruhaḥ || 69 ||
Dans les enchaînements du karma, on voit une grande inégalité des fruits : les uns portent le palanquin, tandis que d’autres avancent assis dans le palanquin.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It highlights phala-vaiṣamya—unequal life situations—explaining that worldly status (carrier vs rider) reflects prior karmic causes and urges dispassion and a turn toward moksha-oriented living.
By showing how unstable and unequal karmic rewards are, it indirectly encourages seeking refuge beyond karma—steadfast devotion and surrender to the Supreme (often taught in the Purana as Vishnu-bhakti) as the higher path leading toward inner freedom.
No specific Vedanga is taught directly; the practical takeaway is karmic discernment (phala-viveka): observe cause-and-effect ethically, reduce harmful actions, and adopt purifying disciplines (dharma, japa, vrata) to reshape future outcomes.