Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 118
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
स्वविहारसंतोषः कामसुखावाप्तिरिति । त्रिवर्गगुणनिर्वृत्तिर्यस्य नित्यं गृहाश्रमे । स सुखान्यनुभूयेह शिष्टानां गतिमाप्नुयात् ॥ ११८ ॥
svavihārasaṃtoṣaḥ kāmasukhāvāptiriti | trivargaguṇanirvṛttiryasya nityaṃ gṛhāśrame | sa sukhānyanubhūyeha śiṣṭānāṃ gatimāpnuyāt || 118 ||
Berpuas hati dengan kesenangan yang wajar bagi dirinya dan telah memperoleh kebahagiaan kāma; serta dalam āśrama berumah tangga, keutamaan tiga tujuan hidup (dharma, artha, kāma) sentiasa dipenuhi—orang demikian menikmati kebahagiaan di sini dan mencapai haluan yang ditetapkan bagi orang-orang mulia (śiṣṭa).
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
FAQs
It teaches that household life becomes spiritually sound when one is content, keeps pleasure within dharma, and fulfils the trivarga without excess—leading to both worldly well-being and the righteous destiny (śiṣṭa-gati).
By emphasizing disciplined, dharmic living and inner contentment, it supports bhakti indirectly: a steady, righteous gṛhastha life becomes a stable foundation for devotion rather than a life driven by uncontrolled desire.
The verse is primarily dharma-focused rather than technical Vedanga instruction; its practical takeaway is the applied ethics of āśrama-dharma—how to regulate kāma under dharma so the trivarga is properly completed.