Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 63
Anadhyaya and the Winds: From Vedic Recitation Protocol to Sanatkumara’s Moksha-Upadesha
अनर्थे वार्थसंज्ञस्त्वं किमर्थं नावबुध्यसे । संवेष्ट्यमानं बहुभिर्मोहतंतुभिरात्मजैः ॥ ६३ ॥
anarthe vārthasaṃjñastvaṃ kimarthaṃ nāvabudhyase | saṃveṣṭyamānaṃ bahubhirmohataṃtubhirātmajaiḥ || 63 ||
Mengapa engkau menamakan yang sebenarnya mudarat sebagai ‘manfaat’ dan tidak memahaminya? Engkau sedang dibelit rapat oleh banyak benang khayalan—keterikatan yang lahir daripada dirimu sendiri.
Sanatkumara (one of the Sanaka brothers) instructing Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It diagnoses the central bondage: mistaking anartha (harmful, spiritually empty pursuits) for artha (true welfare), and becoming self-entangled in moha—attachments produced by one’s own mind and habits.
By exposing attachment as self-made delusion, the verse prepares the ground for Vishnu-bhakti: devotion redirects desire from transient ‘profits’ to the Supreme, loosening the knots of moha and supporting liberation-oriented living.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught directly here; the practical takeaway is viveka (discernment) and vairagya (detachment), which guide how one uses ritual and scriptural learning without turning them into new attachments.