Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46
Janaka Instructs Śuka: Āśrama-Sequence, Guru-Dependence, and Marks of Liberation
न बंधुषु निबंधस्ते न भयेष्वस्ति ते भयम् । पश्यामित्वां महाभाग तुल्यनिंदात्मसंस्तुतिम् ॥ ४६ ॥
na baṃdhuṣu nibaṃdhaste na bhayeṣvasti te bhayam | paśyāmitvāṃ mahābhāga tulyaniṃdātmasaṃstutim || 46 ||
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Sanatkumara (addressing Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: vira (heroic)
FAQs
It marks the liberated temperament: freedom from binding attachment (even to relatives), fearlessness in danger, and equal-mindedness toward censure and self-praise—key indicators of Moksha-dharma.
Bhakti matures into steadiness (niṣṭhā): when the mind rests in the Lord, one is not shaken by social approval/disapproval or worldly threats. This equanimity supports unwavering Vishnu-bhakti and single-pointed remembrance.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is ethical-spiritual discipline—cultivating samatva (evenness) and vairāgya (non-attachment) as daily practice.