Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 63
Janaka’s Quest for Liberation; Pañcaśikha’s Sāṅkhya on Renunciation, Elements, Guṇas, and the Deathless State
इमं गुणसमाहारमात्मभावेन पश्यतः । असम्यग्दर्शनैर्दुःखमनंतं नोपशाम्यति ॥ ६३ ॥
imaṃ guṇasamāhāramātmabhāvena paśyataḥ | asamyagdarśanairduḥkhamanaṃtaṃ nopaśāmyati || 63 ||
ഈ ഗുണസമാഹാരത്തെ ‘ഞാൻ’ ‘എന്റെ’ എന്ന ആത്മഭാവത്തോടെ കാണുന്നവന്, അസമ്യഗ്ദർശനം മൂലം അനന്തദുഃഖം ശമിക്കുകയില്ല।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that bondage persists as long as one mistakes the guṇas (body-mind nature) for the Self; only right vision that disidentifies from the guṇas leads toward the cessation of suffering.
By implying that devotion becomes purifying when it is free from egoic appropriation (“I am the doer,” “this is mine”); such humility and right understanding support steady bhakti that loosens bondage to the guṇas.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is discernment (viveka) between the guṇas and the ātman, which underlies correct application of all scriptural disciplines.