Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 64
Anadhyaya and the Winds: From Vedic Recitation Protocol to Sanatkumara’s Moksha-Upadesha
कोशकारवदात्मानं वेष्टितो नावबुध्यसे । अलं परिग्रहेणेह दोषवान् हि परिग्रहः ॥ ६४ ॥
kośakāravadātmānaṃ veṣṭito nāvabudhyase | alaṃ parigraheṇeha doṣavān hi parigrahaḥ || 64 ||
പട്ടുപുഴു സ്വന്തം കൊക്കൂണിൽ തന്നെ പൊതിഞ്ഞ് ആത്മസ്വരൂപം അറിയാത്തതുപോലെ, സമ്പാദ്യങ്ങളുടെ ആവരണത്തിൽ നീ നിന്റെ ആത്മാവിനെ തിരിച്ചറിയുന്നില്ല. ഇവിടെ പരിഗ്രഹം മതി—പരിഗ്രഹം തന്നെയാണ് ദോഷഭരിതം.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: karuna (compassion)
FAQs
It warns that possessions and the mentality of “mine” can wrap the mind like a cocoon, obscuring Self-knowledge; liberation requires reducing grasping (parigraha) and cultivating detachment (vairagya).
Bhakti matures when the heart is not crowded by possessiveness; by letting go of hoarding and “mine-ness,” one’s attention and love can be offered more fully to the Lord rather than to objects and status.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it is a Moksha-dharma instruction focused on ethical restraint and inner discipline—renouncing parigraha as a practical step toward realization.