Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41
Bharata’s Attachment and the Palanquin Teaching on ‘I’ and ‘Mine’
यद्यदाप्नोति स बहूनत्ति वै कालसंभवम् । पितर्युपरते सोऽथ भ्रातृभ्रातृव्यबांधवैः ॥ ४१ ॥
yadyadāpnoti sa bahūnatti vai kālasaṃbhavam | pitaryuparate so'tha bhrātṛbhrātṛvyabāṃdhavaiḥ || 41 ||
మనిషి ఏ ధనాన్ని సంపాదించినా అది కాలజనితం; అది నిశ్చయంగా అనేకుల చేత భోగించబడుతుంది. తండ్రి పరలోకగతుడైన తరువాత అదే ధనం అన్నదమ్ములు, బంధువులు, ఇతర సన్నిహితుల చేత వినియోగించబడుతుంది.
Narada (teaching in a Moksha-Dharma context, in dialogue-flow associated with the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It teaches vairāgya (detachment) by showing that possessions are kāla-sambhava—time-born and time-consumed—so clinging to wealth cannot be the basis of lasting happiness or liberation.
By highlighting the instability of worldly ownership, it redirects the seeker from dependence on family-held wealth to reliance on what is enduring—devotional surrender and remembrance of the Divine rather than temporary assets.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is directly taught; the practical takeaway is dharma-informed household prudence: recognize inheritance dynamics and cultivate non-attachment alongside righteous living.