Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 111
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
वानप्रस्थानां च द्रव्योपस्कार इति प्रायशः खल्वेते साधवः साधुपथ्योदनाः । स्वाध्यायप्रसंगिनस्तीर्थाभिगमनदेशदर्शनार्थं पृथिवीं पर्यटंति ॥ १११ ॥
vānaprasthānāṃ ca dravyopaskāra iti prāyaśaḥ khalvete sādhavaḥ sādhupathyodanāḥ | svādhyāyaprasaṃginastīrthābhigamanadeśadarśanārthaṃ pṛthivīṃ paryaṭaṃti || 111 ||
ವಾನಪ್ರಸ್ಥರ ಉಪಕರಣಗಳು ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಅಲ್ಪವೇ; ಅವರು ಸಾಧುಜನರು, ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಹಾಗೂ ಪಥ್ಯ ಅನ್ನದಿಂದ ಜೀವನ ನಡೆಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಸ್ವಾಧ್ಯಾಯದಲ್ಲಿ ತೊಡಗಿ ತೀರ್ಥದರ್ಶನ ಮತ್ತು ದೇಶದರ್ಶನಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಭೂಮಿಯನ್ನು ಪರ್ಯಟಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It defines vānaprastha as a disciplined, lightly-equipped stage aimed at inner purification—living simply, eating wholesome food, maintaining svādhyāya, and sanctifying life through pilgrimage and sacred travel.
While not naming a deity here, it supports bhakti indirectly by prescribing svādhyāya (recitation of sacred texts) and tīrtha-sevā (pilgrimage), both of which traditionally nourish remembrance of the Divine and cultivate sattva through holy association.
The practical emphasis is on svādhyāya—regular study/recitation that relies on correct pronunciation and textual discipline (linked with Śikṣā and Vyākaraṇa in practice), applied as a daily sādhana for renunciant life.