Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 23
Janaka’s Quest for Liberation; Pañcaśikha’s Sāṅkhya on Renunciation, Elements, Guṇas, and the Deathless State
यदर्थं धर्मसंसर्गः कर्मणां च फलोदयः । तमनाश्वासिकं मोहं विनाशि चलमध्रुवम् ॥ २३ ॥
yadarthaṃ dharmasaṃsargaḥ karmaṇāṃ ca phalodayaḥ | tamanāśvāsikaṃ mohaṃ vināśi calamadhruvam || 23 ||
អ្វីដែលមនុស្សភ្ជាប់ខ្លួនជាមួយ ‘ធម៌’ ហើយស្វែងរកការកើតឡើងនៃផលកម្ម ដោយគិតថានឹងបានវា—ចូរដឹងថា នោះជាមោហៈ៖ មិនផ្តល់ការធានាពិតប្រាកដ ងាយវិនាស ប្រែប្រួល និងមិនថេរ។
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
It cautions that when dharma and karma are pursued primarily for results, the mind remains in moha—because all such fruits are impermanent, unstable, and cannot give lasting security; this insight turns one toward moksha.
By exposing the insecurity of result-driven religiosity, it implicitly redirects the seeker to unconditioned surrender—bhakti performed not for rewards but for the Lord alone, which is steady and liberating.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical-spiritual discernment: do not reduce dharma to a technique for obtaining temporary karma-phala.