Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16
Janaka Instructs Śuka: Āśrama-Sequence, Guru-Dependence, and Marks of Liberation
सर्वानग्नीन्यथान्यायमात्मन्यारोप्य धर्मवित् । निर्द्वंद्वो वीतरागात्मा ब्रह्माश्रमपदे वसेत् ॥ १६ ॥
sarvānagnīnyathānyāyamātmanyāropya dharmavit | nirdvaṃdvo vītarāgātmā brahmāśramapade vaset || 16 ||
Orang yang mengetahui dharma hendaklah, menurut tata cara yang ditetapkan, menginsafkan dan menghimpunkan semua api suci ke dalam dirinya. Kemudian, bebas daripada pasangan pertentangan dan dengan jiwa tanpa keterikatan, hendaklah ia tinggal dalam keadaan Brahma-āśrama.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It teaches the shift from external ritual identity to inner realization: the sacred fires are ‘installed’ within, and the aspirant abides as a renunciate established in Brahman, beyond dualities and attachment.
By emphasizing inner purity—freedom from craving and dualistic reactions—it supports mature devotion where worship is not merely external ritual but a steady inward abiding in the Divine (Brahman/Vishnu-oriented realization in Moksha-dharma context).
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied by “yathā-nyāyam” (according to prescribed rule), indicating that even renunciatory internalization follows an authorized method rather than improvisation.