Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 52
Threefold Suffering, Twofold Knowledge, and the Definition of Bhagavān (Vāsudeva); Prelude to Keśidhvaja–Janaka Yoga
कृष्णाजिनधरे वेत्सि न मयि प्रहरिष्यति । मृगानां वद पृष्टेषु मूढ कृष्णाजिनं न किम् ॥ ५० ॥
kṛṣṇājinadhare vetsi na mayi prahariṣyati | mṛgānāṃ vada pṛṣṭeṣu mūḍha kṛṣṇājinaṃ na kim || 50 ||
เจ้าคิดว่า ‘เพราะข้าสวมหนังกวางดำ เขาจึงจะไม่ทำร้ายข้า’ แต่บอกมาเถิด เจ้าคนเขลา—บนหลังของกวางทั้งหลาย ก็มีหนังสีดำอยู่มิใช่หรือ
Unspecified (dialogue context not provided; likely a teacher rebuking a deluded interlocutor within Moksha-Dharma discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: hasya
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It criticizes reliance on outward ascetic signs (like wearing a kṛṣṇājina) as a substitute for inner transformation; mere appearance does not prevent harm or grant spiritual safety.
By implication, it redirects the seeker from superficial identity to genuine practice—true bhakti is inner surrender and conduct, not merely adopting external emblems.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is ethical discernment (viveka) in applying religious symbols and disciplines.