Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 42
Śokanivāraṇa: Non-brooding, Impermanence, Contentment, and Śuka’s Renunciation
अशोचन्नारभेन्नैव युक्तश्चाव्यसनी भवेत् । शब्दे स्पर्शे रसे रूपे गंधे च परमं तथा ॥ ४२ ॥
aśocannārabhennaiva yuktaścāvyasanī bhavet | śabde sparśe rase rūpe gaṃdhe ca paramaṃ tathā || 42 ||
శోకించకుండా ఆచరించాలి; శోకావేశంతో పనులు ప్రారంభించకూడదు. నియమబద్ధుడై వ్యసనరహితుడవ్వాలి; శబ్దం, స్పర్శ, రుచి, రూపం, గంధం—ఈ విషయాలలో పరమ సంయమాన్ని పాటించాలి.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada on Moksha-dharma and sense-restraint)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It teaches moksha-dharma through inner mastery: do not act from grief or agitation, and practice supreme restraint over the five sense-objects, which stabilizes the mind for liberation.
Bhakti matures when the mind is not dragged by sensory cravings; this verse supports devotion by prescribing sobriety, non-addiction, and disciplined restraint, making the heart fit for steady remembrance of the Divine.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught here; the practical takeaway is ethical-psychological discipline (indriya-nigraha and avoidance of vyasana), which supports all Vedic practices—japa, vrata, and ritual—by preventing distraction.