Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
अनित्येषु पदार्थेषु यस्तु रागी भवेन्नरः । तस्य संसारविच्छित्तिः कदाचिन्नैव जायते ॥ ५० ॥
anityeṣu padārtheṣu yastu rāgī bhavennaraḥ | tasya saṃsāravicchittiḥ kadācinnaiva jāyate || 50 ||
അനിത്യമായ പദാർത്ഥങ്ങളിൽ ആരെങ്കിലും രാഗത്തോടെ ആസക്തനാകുന്നുവെങ്കിൽ, അവനു സംസാരവിച്ഛേദം ഒരിക്കലും സംഭവിക്കുകയില്ല.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka (fear)
FAQs
It states a core mokṣa principle: attachment (rāga) to what is impermanent prevents the cutting off of saṃsāra; liberation requires turning the mind away from transient objects toward the eternal.
By warning against rāga for fleeting pleasures, it indirectly supports bhakti: when attachment to temporary objects is reduced, the heart can fix itself steadily on the imperishable Lord, making devotion stable and liberating.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is psychological discipline—cultivating vairāgya (dispassion) as a prerequisite for higher study, mantra practice, and sustained sādhana.