Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45
Anadhyaya and the Winds: From Vedic Recitation Protocol to Sanatkumara’s Moksha-Upadesha
मानुष्यमसुखं प्राप्य यः सज्जति स मुह्यति । नालं स दुःखमोक्षाय संगो वै दुःखलक्षणः ॥ ४५ ॥
mānuṣyamasukhaṃ prāpya yaḥ sajjati sa muhyati | nālaṃ sa duḥkhamokṣāya saṃgo vai duḥkhalakṣaṇaḥ || 45 ||
得がたく苦しみに満ちたこの人身を得ながら、執着する者は迷いに沈む。その者は憂いの解脱にふさわしくない。執着こそが、まさに苦の相だからである。
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on Moksha-Dharma)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It identifies saṅga (clinging attachment) as the defining symptom of duḥkha and teaches that freedom from sorrow requires loosening attachment, cultivating vairāgya and clarity for mokṣa.
It indirectly supports bhakti by warning against binding attachments; bhakti in the Narada Purana is meant to be oriented to the Supreme (especially Viṣṇu) rather than to transient objects—turning saṅga into single-pointed devotion that purifies and frees.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical-spiritual discipline—reducing saṅga through daily discernment and renunciation as preparation for mokṣa.