Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30
Varṇāśrama-ācāra: Common Virtues, Varṇa Duties, and the Four Āśramas
सर्वे च मुनितां यांति स्वाश्रमोचितकर्मणा । ब्राह्मणः क्षत्रियाचारमाश्रयेदापदि द्विज ॥ ३० ॥
sarve ca munitāṃ yāṃti svāśramocitakarmaṇā | brāhmaṇaḥ kṣatriyācāramāśrayedāpadi dvija || 30 ||
ਸਾਰੇ ਲੋਕ ਆਪਣੇ-ਆਪਣੇ ਆਸ਼ਰਮ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਕਰਮ ਕਰਕੇ ਮੁਨੀ-ਭਾਵ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ; ਪਰ ਆਫ਼ਤ ਵਿੱਚ, ਹੇ ਦਵਿਜ, ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ ਖ਼ਤਰੀਆਚਾਰ ਅਪਣਾ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a dharma-discourse context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It teaches that spiritual elevation (munitva) comes primarily through faithfully performing one’s own āśrama duties, while also acknowledging a carefully bounded exception (āpaddharma) during crises.
Indirectly, it frames devotion as lived dharma: steadiness in one’s ordained responsibilities supports purity and discipline, which in turn sustains sincere worship; emergencies allow practical adaptation without abandoning righteousness.
It highlights Dharmic application rather than a specific Vedāṅga: the interpretive principle of āpaddharma—how smṛti-based conduct adjusts to time, place, and necessity while preserving ethical intent.