Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5
Śokanivāraṇa: Non-brooding, Impermanence, Contentment, and Śuka’s Renunciation
दोषदर्शी भवेत्तत्र यत्र रागः प्रवर्त्तते । अनिष्टबुद्धितां यच्छेत्ततः क्षिप्रं विराजते ॥ ५ ॥
doṣadarśī bhavettatra yatra rāgaḥ pravarttate | aniṣṭabuddhitāṃ yacchettataḥ kṣipraṃ virājate || 5 ||
Di mana keterikatan (rāga) timbul, di situlah seseorang menjadi pencari-cari cela. Jika ia menahan kecenderungan memandang segala sesuatu sebagai tidak diingini, maka cepatlah ia bersinar dalam kejernihan dan keteguhan.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It identifies attachment (rāga) as the root of fault-finding and teaches that checking aversive, “this is undesirable” thinking quickly restores inner radiance—an essential step in Moksha-Dharma.
Bhakti matures when the mind stops oscillating in attraction and repulsion; by restraining aniṣṭa-buddhi and the blame-seeking that follows rāga, devotion becomes steadier, less reactive, and more focused on the Lord.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is ethical-psychological discipline—monitoring rāga and curbing aversion-based judgments to support sādhana.