Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 100
Threefold Suffering, Twofold Knowledge, and the Definition of Bhagavān (Vāsudeva); Prelude to Keśidhvaja–Janaka Yoga
दुःखाज्ञानमया धर्माः प्रकृतेस्ते तुनात्मनः । जलस्य नाग्निना संगः स्थालीसंगात्तथापि हि ॥ ९८ ॥
duḥkhājñānamayā dharmāḥ prakṛteste tunātmanaḥ | jalasya nāgninā saṃgaḥ sthālīsaṃgāttathāpi hi || 98 ||
ദുഃഖവും അജ്ഞാനവും നിറഞ്ഞ ഗുണധർമ്മങ്ങൾ പ്രകൃതിയുടേതാണ്; ആത്മാവിന്റേതല്ല. ജലത്തിന് അഗ്നിയുമായി യഥാർത്ഥ സംഗമമില്ല—പാത്രസംബന്ധം കൊണ്ടു മാത്രമേ അങ്ങനെ തോന്നൂ—അതുപോലെ തന്നെ.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It teaches viveka: suffering and ignorance are products of Prakṛti and do not truly belong to the Ātman; liberation comes from recognizing this non-identification.
By separating the pure Self from prakṛtic distress, a devotee turns to the Lord with steadiness, not mistaking temporary mental states for the soul’s nature—supporting firm bhakti grounded in right understanding.
No specific Vedāṅga practice is taught; the verse is primarily sāṅkhya/vedānta-style discrimination used in Moksha-Dharma instruction rather than ritual, grammar, or jyotiṣa.