Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16
Janaka Instructs Śuka: Āśrama-Sequence, Guru-Dependence, and Marks of Liberation
सर्वानग्नीन्यथान्यायमात्मन्यारोप्य धर्मवित् । निर्द्वंद्वो वीतरागात्मा ब्रह्माश्रमपदे वसेत् ॥ १६ ॥
sarvānagnīnyathānyāyamātmanyāropya dharmavit | nirdvaṃdvo vītarāgātmā brahmāśramapade vaset || 16 ||
អ្នកដឹងធម៌ គួរតាមវិន័យកំណត់ នាំភ្លើងបូជាពិសិដ្ឋទាំងអស់ដាក់ចូលក្នុងខ្លួនឯង; បន្ទាប់មក ដោយឥតទ្វេភាគ និងចិត្តឥតចំណង គួររស់នៅក្នុងស្ថានភាពអាស្រាមព្រះព្រហ្ម (ប្រាហ្ម-អាស្រាម)។
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It teaches the shift from external ritual identity to inner realization: the sacred fires are ‘installed’ within, and the aspirant abides as a renunciate established in Brahman, beyond dualities and attachment.
By emphasizing inner purity—freedom from craving and dualistic reactions—it supports mature devotion where worship is not merely external ritual but a steady inward abiding in the Divine (Brahman/Vishnu-oriented realization in Moksha-dharma context).
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied by “yathā-nyāyam” (according to prescribed rule), indicating that even renunciatory internalization follows an authorized method rather than improvisation.