Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 59
Dhvaja-Dhāraṇa Mahātmyam: Sumati–Satyamatī, Humility, and Deliverance by Hari’s Messengers
विवेकस्त्रिषु लोकेषु संपदामादिकारणम् । अपापे पापधीर्यस्तु तं विद्यात्पुरुषाधमम् ॥ ५९ ॥
vivekastriṣu lokeṣu saṃpadāmādikāraṇam | apāpe pāpadhīryastu taṃ vidyātpuruṣādhamam || 59 ||
विवेकः त्रिषु लोकेषु संपदामादिकारणम्; अपापे पापधीः यस्य, तं विद्यात् पुरुषाधमम्।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Upadesha dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It declares viveka (clear discernment) as the root of genuine well-being and spiritual progress, and warns that mislabeling the blameless as sinful is a grave moral fall that destroys dharmic clarity.
Bhakti requires pure intention and right judgment—viveka helps a devotee avoid slander, suspicion, and fault-finding, thereby protecting devotion through humility, truthfulness, and respectful conduct toward others.
The verse emphasizes ethical discernment rather than a specific Vedanga technique; practically, it aligns with dharma-guided reasoning used in Smriti/Nyaya-like judgment—distinguishing real fault from imagined fault before speech or action.