Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 62
Anadhyaya and the Winds: From Vedic Recitation Protocol to Sanatkumara’s Moksha-Upadesha
संसारं पश्यते जंतुस्तत्कथं नावबुध्से । अहिते हितसंज्ञस्त्वमध्रुवे ध्रुवसंज्ञकः ॥ ६२ ॥
saṃsāraṃ paśyate jaṃtustatkathaṃ nāvabudhse | ahite hitasaṃjñastvamadhruve dhruvasaṃjñakaḥ || 62 ||
Makhluk hidup melihat kitaran saṃsāra ini—maka bagaimana engkau masih belum mengerti? Engkau menyangka yang memudaratkan sebagai yang bermanfaat, dan menamakan yang tidak kekal seolah-olah kekal.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada / addressing the seeker)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It diagnoses the root error binding the jīva to saṃsāra: misperception—treating what is harmful as helpful and what is transient as lasting. The verse urges viveka (discernment) as the doorway to moksha.
Bhakti becomes steady when one stops clinging to adhruva (the unstable) and turns toward the truly dhruva—Bhagavān. By recognizing worldly promises as unreliable, the heart naturally seeks refuge in the enduring Lord.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is ethical-spiritual discernment (viveka) used to evaluate actions and desires—seeing whether they lead to hita (true welfare) or ahita (harm).