Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
छिन्नस्य यदि वृक्षस्य न मूलं प्रतिरोहति । जीवन्यस्य प्रवर्तंते मृतः क्व पुनरेष्यति ॥ १४ ॥
chinnasya yadi vṛkṣasya na mūlaṃ pratirohati | jīvanyasya pravartaṃte mṛtaḥ kva punareṣyati || 14 ||
வெட்டப்பட்ட மரத்தின் வேர் மீண்டும் முளைக்காவிட்டால், உயிருள்ளவரை மட்டுமே செயல்கள் நடைபெறும்; இறந்தவன் மீண்டும் எங்கிருந்து வருவான்?
Sanatkumara (addressing Narada in a Moksha-Dharma teaching context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It emphasizes the irreversibility of bodily death and urges immediate spiritual effort—cultivating moksha-sadhana while life and agency still operate.
By highlighting death’s certainty, it indirectly presses the seeker to take refuge in enduring means—especially Hari/Vishnu-bhakti—rather than postponing practice until it is too late.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is time-sensitive dharmic discipline—regular japa, vrata, and worship—because the opportunity for action ends with death.