Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 117
गङ्गामाहात्म्य — The Greatness of the Gaṅgā
सगरः पुत्रनाशेऽपि न शुशोच मुनीश्वरः । दुर्वृत्तनिधनं यस्मात्सतामुत्साहकारणम् ॥ ११७ ॥
sagaraḥ putranāśe'pi na śuśoca munīśvaraḥ | durvṛttanidhanaṃ yasmātsatāmutsāhakāraṇam || 117 ||
पुत्रनाश झाला तरी मुनितुल्य राजा सगर शोकला नाही; कारण दुर्वृत्तांचा नाश हा सत्पुरुषांच्या उत्साहवृद्धीचे कारण ठरतो.
Narada (narrative voice within the Narada Purana’s teaching context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches dharmic discernment: grief is not praised when the outcome is the removal of adharma; the righteous should preserve steadiness and renew their resolve to uphold Dharma.
By valuing dharmic clarity over personal attachment, it supports the inner detachment (vairagya) that stabilizes a devotee’s mind—making devotion steadier when facing painful karmic outcomes.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is directly taught in this verse; it is primarily a niti/dharma instruction on emotional restraint and moral evaluation of outcomes.