Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37
Janaka’s Quest for Liberation; Pañcaśikha’s Sāṅkhya on Renunciation, Elements, Guṇas, and the Deathless State
सुखितो दुःखितो वापि दृश्यादृश्यविनिर्णयः । यथा हि मुशलैर्हन्युः शरीरं तत्पुनर्भवेत् ॥ ३७ ॥
sukhito duḥkhito vāpi dṛśyādṛśyavinirṇayaḥ | yathā hi muśalairhanyuḥ śarīraṃ tatpunarbhavet || 37 ||
സുഖിയായാലും ദുഃഖിയായാലും—ഇത് ദൃശ്യവും അദൃശ്യവും തമ്മിലുള്ള വിവേചനമാണ്: മുശലങ്ങളാൽ ശരീരം തകർത്താലും, പുനർജന്മം മൂലം അതേ ശരീരം വീണ്ടും രൂപപ്പെടുന്നു.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It teaches viveka: the body is a “seen” and perishable form, while the unseen continuity of karmic momentum drives repeated embodiment; realizing this loosens attachment and supports moksha.
By highlighting the body’s fragility and recurring rebirth, it redirects reliance away from bodily identity toward steady refuge in the unseen Lord; such detachment becomes a foundation for single-pointed Vishnu-bhakti.
Not a direct Vedanga instruction; the practical takeaway is philosophical discrimination (viveka) used in dharma-sadhana—seeing bodily experiences of sukha/duḥkha as transient effects of karma rather than the Self.