Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50
Janaka Instructs Śuka: Āśrama-Sequence, Guru-Dependence, and Marks of Liberation
कृतकार्यः सुखी शांतस्तूष्णीं प्रायादुदङ्मुखः । शैशिरं गिरिमासाद्य पाराशर्यं ददर्श च ॥ ५० ॥
kṛtakāryaḥ sukhī śāṃtastūṣṇīṃ prāyādudaṅmukhaḥ | śaiśiraṃ girimāsādya pārāśaryaṃ dadarśa ca || 50 ||
ពេលបានសម្រេចកិច្ចការរបស់ខ្លួន គាត់មានសុខសាន្ត និងស្ងប់ស្ងាត់; ដោយស្ងៀមស្ងាត់ គាត់ធ្វើដំណើរទៅមុខជើងខាងជើង។ ដល់ភ្នំសៃឝិរៈ គាត់បានឃើញបារាសារយៈ (វ្យាស)។
Narada (narrative voice within the Narada Purana dialogue tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: vira (heroic)
FAQs
It highlights the marks of inner completion—peace, contentment, and silence—followed by seeking higher guidance through darśana of a realized sage (Vyāsa).
Though not explicitly naming bhakti, it reflects a bhakti-aligned attitude: humility, quietude, and approaching the guru-paramparā (Vyāsa) for deeper realization, which supports steady devotion.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is dhārmic discipline—mauna (silence) and guru-darśana—as supportive practices for mokṣa-oriented study and sādhanā.