Shloka 32
The Dialogue between Rukmāṅgada and Dharmāṅgada
ममत्वं हि परित्यज्य स्वजातिविहितेन च । येन वो ह्यक्षया लोका भवेयुर्नात्र संशयः ॥ ३२ ॥
mamatvaṃ hi parityajya svajātivihitena ca | yena vo hyakṣayā lokā bhaveyurnātra saṃśayaḥ || 32 ||
‘મારું’ એવો મમત્વભાવ ત્યજી, પોતાના વર્ણાશ્રમવિહિત કર્તવ્યનું આચરણ કરો; તેથી તમને પ્રાપ્ત થનારા લોક અક્ષય રહેશે—એમાં સંશય નથી।
Narada (instructional voice within the Narada Purana narrative tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that liberation-oriented merit arises when one renounces “mine-ness” (mamatva) and lives by one’s ordained duty; such action, freed from possessive attachment, yields imperishable spiritual attainments (akṣayā lokāḥ).
By removing possessiveness, the heart becomes fit for offering actions and their fruits to the Divine; svadharma performed without “mine-ness” naturally supports steady devotion and reduces ego-centered grasping that obstructs bhakti.
It points to dharma discernment—knowing what is “vihita” (scripturally prescribed) for one’s station—an applied outcome of śāstra-based understanding (supported by disciplines like Vyākaraṇa for correct textual comprehension and Kalpa for ritual/duty procedure).