Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 65
Anadhyaya and the Winds: From Vedic Recitation Protocol to Sanatkumara’s Moksha-Upadesha
कृमिर्हि कोशकारस्तु बध्यते स्वपरिग्रहात् । पुत्रदारकुटुंबेषु सक्ताः सीदंति जंतवः ॥ ६५ ॥
kṛmirhi kośakārastu badhyate svaparigrahāt | putradārakuṭuṃbeṣu saktāḥ sīdaṃti jaṃtavaḥ || 65 ||
Ulat yang memintal kepompong terikat oleh himpunannya sendiri; demikian juga makhluk yang terpaut pada anak, isteri dan keluarga akan tenggelam dalam derita.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada on Moksha-Dharma and bondage through attachment)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna (compassion)
Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)
FAQs
It teaches that bondage is often self-created: like a worm trapped in its own cocoon, a person becomes bound by possessiveness and attachment, which deepens saṃsāra and obstructs mokṣa.
By warning against clinging to family-identities as ultimate refuge, it redirects the heart toward the lasting refuge of the Divine; detachment (vairāgya) supports steadiness in Vishnu-bhakti and reduces ego-based possessiveness.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline in aparigraha (non-possessiveness) and mindful household duty without bondage-producing attachment.