Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50
Bharata’s Attachment and the Palanquin Teaching on ‘I’ and ‘Mine’
किमेतदित्याह समं गम्यतां शिबिकावहाः । पुनस्तथैव शिबिकां विलोक्य विषमां हसन् ॥ ५० ॥
kimetadityāha samaṃ gamyatāṃ śibikāvahāḥ | punastathaiva śibikāṃ vilokya viṣamāṃ hasan || 50 ||
“Que é isto?”, disse ele. “Ó carregadores do palanquim, caminhai de modo uniforme.” E, vendo de novo o palanquim tornar-se desigual do mesmo modo, ele riu.
Narrator (Suta/compilers’ narrative voice in the Purana)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: hasya
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It highlights how external arrangements (comfort, status, control) remain unstable; the wise observe the mind’s demand for “evenness” and respond with insight rather than agitation.
By implying samatva (inner balance) amid changing circumstances—an attitude supportive of bhakti, where one relies on the Lord rather than trying to force the world to stay “level.”
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is directly taught; the takeaway is ethical-practical dharma: observe cause and effect calmly and correct one’s response rather than blaming others.