Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6
Janaka’s Quest for Liberation; Pañcaśikha’s Sāṅkhya on Renunciation, Elements, Guṇas, and the Deathless State
तस्य श्मशान माचार्या वसति सततं गृहे । दर्शयंतः पृथग्धर्मान्नानापाषंजवादिनः ॥ ६ ॥
tasya śmaśāna mācāryā vasati satataṃ gṛhe | darśayaṃtaḥ pṛthagdharmānnānāpāṣaṃjavādinaḥ || 6 ||
ในเรือนของพระองค์ มีอาจารย์ผู้ถือแนวทางแห่งป่าช้าอาศัยอยู่เนืองนิตย์; อีกทั้งนักโต้เถียงตามลัทธิต่าง ๆ ต่างแสดง ‘ธรรม’ ของตนเป็นคนละอย่าง และเสนอคำสอนที่แตกต่างกันไป।
Narada (narrative voice within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
It warns that a seeker can become surrounded by misleading influences—teachers and debaters who promote conflicting, sectarian doctrines—thereby obscuring the clear pursuit of Moksha grounded in authentic Dharma.
By implication, Bhakti requires discernment and right company: devotion matures when one avoids quarrelsome, factional ideologies and turns toward steady, scripturally aligned practice rather than endless debate.
The verse indirectly emphasizes viveka supported by śāstra—especially disciplined interpretation and correct doctrine (linked to Vyākaraṇa/Nyāya-style clarity)—so one can recognize sectarian distortions and remain aligned with Vedic Dharma.