Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10
Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy
Transition to Vedānta Inquiry
कामादिदोषनिर्मुक्ताः शमादिगुणतत्पराः । धर्मसाधनचित्ताश्च गतासूया अदांभिकाः ॥ १० ॥
kāmādidoṣanirmuktāḥ śamādiguṇatatparāḥ | dharmasādhanacittāśca gatāsūyā adāṃbhikāḥ || 10 ||
ते कामादी दोषांपासून मुक्त, शमादी गुणांत तत्पर, धर्मसाधनात चित्त लावणारे, असूयारहित व अदांभिक असत।
Narada (teaching in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It lists the inner qualifications—freedom from desire-born faults, tranquility, sincere dharma-practice, non-envy, and non-hypocrisy—by which a seeker becomes fit for higher spiritual realization.
Bhakti is supported by purity of heart: when desire, envy, and hypocrisy are removed and the mind is steady in dharma, devotion becomes sincere, stable, and free from ego-driven display.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught here; the verse emphasizes sadhana-ethics—mental discipline (śama) and integrity—as foundational for any Vedic or puranic practice.