Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
Śokanivāraṇa: Non-brooding, Impermanence, Contentment, and Śuka’s Renunciation
सशरीरेष्वनित्येषु नित्यं किमनुचिंतयेत् । भूतेषु भावं संचिंत्य ये बुद्ध्या तमसः परम् ॥ ३९ ॥
saśarīreṣvanityeṣu nityaṃ kimanuciṃtayet | bhūteṣu bhāvaṃ saṃciṃtya ye buddhyā tamasaḥ param || 39 ||
ក្នុងសត្វមានរាងកាយ ដែលរាងកាយមិនអចិន្ត្រៃយ៍ តើអ្វីទៅដែលអាចហៅថា “អចិន្ត្រៃយ៍” ហើយគួរឲ្យគិតជានិច្ច? អ្នកប្រាជ្ញពិចារណាភាពពិតនៅក្នុងសត្វទាំងអស់ ហើយដោយបញ្ញា ដល់ការយល់ដឹងអំពីអង្គនោះ ដែលលើសពីភាពងងឹត (តមស)។
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It redirects attention from the perishable body to the eternal principle realized through discernment, stating that liberation comes by knowing what lies beyond tamas (ignorance).
While phrased in jñāna-language, it supports bhakti by urging detachment from bodily impermanence and cultivating steady contemplation—conditions that stabilize devotion toward the transcendent Lord beyond tamas.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught; the practical takeaway is buddhi-based viveka (discrimination) and sustained contemplation (anucintana), foundational disciplines that support all Vedic study and sadhana.