Shloka 6
अध्याय ३३१: नारायणकथा-प्रशंसा तथा नारदस्य श्वेतद्वीप-निवृत्ति एवं बदरी-आगमनम् | Chapter 331: Praise of the Nārāyaṇa Narrative; Nārada’s Return from Śvetadvīpa and Arrival at Badarī
दोषदर्शी भवेत् तत्र यत्र राग: प्रवर्तते । अनिष्टवर्धितं पश्येत् तथा क्षिप्रं विरज्यते
doṣadarśī bhavet tatra yatra rāgaḥ pravartate | aniṣṭavardhitaṃ paśyet tathā kṣipraṃ virajyate ||
नारद ने कहा—जहाँ राग उत्पन्न होने लगे, वहीं दोष-दृष्टि रखनी चाहिए और उसे अनिष्ट को बढ़ाने वाला समझना चाहिए; ऐसा करने से शीघ्र वैराग्य हो जाता है।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
When attachment (rāga) starts to grow, consciously apply doṣa-darśana—seeing the drawbacks—and recognize the object of craving as a cause of increasing harm (aniṣṭa). This mental discipline quickly produces vairāgya (dispassion).
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on peace and liberation-oriented conduct, Nārada gives practical guidance for inner restraint: he advises a method to counter rising attachment by reframing it through awareness of its defects and consequences.