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 ||
ಧರ್ಮವನ್ನು ತಿಳಿದವನು ವಿಧಿಯಂತೆ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಅಗ್ನಿಗಳನ್ನು ತನ್ನೊಳಗೆ ಆರೋಪಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕು. ನಂತರ ದ್ವಂದ್ವರಹಿತನಾಗಿ, ಆಸಕ್ತಿರಹಿತ ಆತ್ಮದಿಂದ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಶ್ರಮಪದದಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸಿಸಬೇಕು.
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.