Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 116
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
अवज्ञानमहंकारो दंभश्चैव विगर्हितः । अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोदं सर्वाश्रमगतं तपः ॥ ११६ ॥
avajñānamahaṃkāro daṃbhaścaiva vigarhitaḥ | ahiṃsā satyamakrodaṃ sarvāśramagataṃ tapaḥ || 116 ||
अवज्ञा, अहंकार और दंभ—ये निंदित हैं। अहिंसा, सत्य और अक्रोध—यही तप है जो सभी आश्रमों में मान्य है।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It defines true tapas as inner ethical discipline—non-violence, truth, and angerlessness—while rejecting the spiritual obstacles of contempt, ego, and hypocrisy.
Bhakti is supported by purity of conduct: humility (no avajñā/ahaṃkāra), sincerity (no dambha), and compassionate truthfulness (ahiṃsā-satya-akrodha), which make devotion steady and non-performative.
Rather than a technical Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa), the verse stresses sādhāraṇa-dharma—universal duties taught in dharma literature—as the practical discipline valid for every āśrama.
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