Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 83
Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy
Transition to Vedānta Inquiry
स्वकार्यसिद्धिपर्यंतं बंधुतां कुर्वते जनाः । भिक्षवश्चाव मित्रादिस्नेहसंबंधयंत्रिताः ॥ ८३ ॥
svakāryasiddhiparyaṃtaṃ baṃdhutāṃ kurvate janāḥ | bhikṣavaścāva mitrādisnehasaṃbaṃdhayaṃtritāḥ || 83 ||
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Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a didactic dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
It exposes the fragile, transactional nature of worldly ties and warns that attachment (sneha) itself becomes a fetter—so the seeker should cultivate discernment and detachment for liberation.
By showing that human relationships often depend on self-interest, the verse implicitly directs the heart toward steadfast, non-transactional refuge in the Divine—Bhakti that is not conditioned by personal gain.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is ethical-spiritual discipline—guarding the mind from attachment-based bondage even in renunciant life.