Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
कामभोगाः प्रियास्तीक्ष्णाः क्रोधताप्रियसाहसाः । त्यक्तस्वकर्मरक्तांगास्ते द्विजाः क्षत्रतां गताः ॥ ५७ ॥
kāmabhogāḥ priyāstīkṣṇāḥ krodhatāpriyasāhasāḥ | tyaktasvakarmaraktāṃgāste dvijāḥ kṣatratāṃ gatāḥ || 57 ||
જે દ્વિજ કામભોગમાં આસક્ત થયા, કઠોર બન્યા, ક્રોધ અને ઉગ્ર સાહસમાં આનંદ માન્યો અને પોતાનું સ્વકર્મ ત્યજી દીધું—એ બ્રાહ્મણો ક્ષત્રિયત્વને પામ્યા.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It warns that spiritual decline begins when one abandons svadharma and becomes dominated by rajas—sensuality, anger, and harshness—causing a fall from the brāhmaṇa ideal of restraint and wisdom.
By implying that bhakti and moksha require inner purity—control of kāma and krodha; otherwise the mind turns outward to power and passion, obstructing steady devotion and contemplation.
It underscores dharma-based application of śāstra: knowing one’s svadharma (as taught through smṛti and traditional discipline) and cultivating sāttvika conduct; no specific Vedāṅga technique (like jyotiṣa or vyākaraṇa) is directly discussed in this verse.