Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50
Yamapatha (The Road of Yama), Dāna-Phala, and the Imperishable Fruition of Karma
तथा प्राप्तनि दुःखानि किमर्थमिह दुःखिताः । विचारयध्वं यूयं तु युष्माभिश्चारितं पुरा ॥ ५० ॥
tathā prāptani duḥkhāni kimarthamiha duḥkhitāḥ | vicārayadhvaṃ yūyaṃ tu yuṣmābhiścāritaṃ purā || 50 ||
अशी दुःखे तुम्हांवर आली असता, इथे का शोक करता? तुम्ही सर्वांनी विचार करा—हे सर्व पूर्वी तुमच्याच हातून घडले आहे।
Sanatkumara (addressing the assembled sages/brothers in counsel)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It urges viveka (discernment): present sorrow is linked to one’s own prior karma, so grief should be replaced with reflection and inner correction.
By reducing blame and despair through karmic understanding, the mind becomes steadier and more receptive to sincere bhakti—turning from lamentation to remembrance and right conduct.
The practical takeaway is ethical causality (karma-vicāra) rather than a specific Vedanga technique; it supports disciplined conduct that underlies all śāstric study and ritual life.