Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 4
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
कर्मणा देहमाप्नोति देही कामेन बध्यते । कामाल्लोभाभिभूतः स्याल्लोभात्क्रोधपरायणाः ॥ ४ ॥
karmaṇā dehamāpnoti dehī kāmena badhyate | kāmāllobhābhibhūtaḥ syāllobhātkrodhaparāyaṇāḥ || 4 ||
कर्म से देही को देह मिलता है और कामना से वह बँध जाता है। कामना से लोभ घेर लेता है और लोभ से वह क्रोध में आसक्त हो जाता है।
Sanatkumāra (teaching Nārada in a didactic dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It outlines the chain of bondage in saṃsāra: karma leads to embodiment, then desire binds the jīva, desire expands into greed, and greed culminates in anger—showing why inner restraint is essential for liberation.
By identifying desire-greed-anger as binding forces, it implicitly recommends redirecting craving toward devotion—fixing the mind on Bhagavān rather than sense-objects—so that attachment loosens and the heart becomes fit for bhakti.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical self-discipline (indriya-nigraha) and awareness of mental causality, which supports all sādhana including mantra and ritual.