Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 21
Śokanivāraṇa: Non-brooding, Impermanence, Contentment, and Śuka’s Renunciation
यो यदिच्छेद्यथाकामं कामानां तत्तदाप्नुयात् । यदि स्यान्न पराधीनं पुरुषस्य क्रियाफलम् ॥ २१ ॥
yo yadicchedyathākāmaṃ kāmānāṃ tattadāpnuyāt | yadi syānna parādhīnaṃ puruṣasya kriyāphalam || 21 ||
പുരുഷന്റെ ക്രിയാഫലം മറ്റൊന്നിനും അധീനമല്ലായിരുന്നെങ്കിൽ, ആരെന്ത് ആഗ്രഹിച്ചാലും യഥാകാമം, ആഗ്രഹ്യവസ്തുക്കളിൽ അതുതന്നെ ലഭിച്ചേനേ।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It highlights that outcomes are not fully under individual control; this insight reduces ego and attachment to results, supporting the Moksha-Dharma emphasis on inner freedom and equanimity.
By showing that results are not merely “as we wish,” it encourages surrender of outcomes (phala-tyāga) and reliance on the higher order upheld by the Divine—an attitude central to mature Vishnu Bhakti.
It implicitly supports Dharmic praxis in Kalpa (ritual discipline): correct effort is required, yet results depend on multiple conditions (including time, place, purity, and unseen factors), so one should perform duties without insisting on immediate, desired outcomes.