Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 44
Janaka’s Quest for Liberation; Pañcaśikha’s Sāṅkhya on Renunciation, Elements, Guṇas, and the Deathless State
क्वचिन्निवसते बुद्धिस्तत्र जीर्यति वृक्षवत् । एवंतुर्थैरनर्थैश्च दुःखिताः सर्वजंतवः ॥ ४४ ॥
kvacinnivasate buddhistatra jīryati vṛkṣavat | evaṃturthairanarthaiśca duḥkhitāḥ sarvajaṃtavaḥ || 44 ||
Di mana pun budi menetap dan berumah, di sanalah ia menua dan layu bagaikan pohon; demikian, oleh ‘keuntungan’ maupun ‘kemalangan’, semua makhluk diliputi duka.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It warns that when buddhi becomes ‘settled’ in any worldly fixation, it loses its clarity; both favorable outcomes (artha) and unfavorable outcomes (anartha) then bind the mind to sorrow, prompting the seeker toward vairagya and moksha-oriented living.
By showing that worldly supports—success or failure—both generate duḥkha, it implicitly points to bhakti as a stable refuge: fixing the mind on Bhagavan rather than on changing artha/anartha preserves inner steadiness and supports liberation.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught here; the practical takeaway is discernment (buddhi-viveka): observing how attachment to outcomes produces duḥkha, a foundational discipline that supports all sadhana, including mantra and vrata practice.