Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1
Bharata’s Attachment and the Palanquin Teaching on ‘I’ and ‘Mine’
नारद उवाच । श्रुतं मया महामाग तापत्रयचिकित्सितम् । तथापि मे मनो भ्रांतं न स्थितिं लभतेंऽजसा ॥ १ ॥
nārada uvāca | śrutaṃ mayā mahāmāga tāpatrayacikitsitam | tathāpi me mano bhrāṃtaṃ na sthitiṃ labhateṃ'jasā || 1 ||
นารทกล่าวว่า “ข้าแต่มหาภาคะ ข้าพเจ้าได้สดับวิธีเยียวยาไตรตาปะแล้ว; กระนั้นจิตของข้าพเจ้ายังฟุ้งซ่าน มิได้บรรลุความตั้งมั่นโดยง่าย”
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna (compassion)
Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)
FAQs
It highlights that merely hearing teachings on ending suffering is not enough; inner steadiness (sthiti) requires lived practice and deeper assimilation, prompting further instruction in Moksha Dharma.
By admitting mental restlessness even after hearing doctrine, Narada sets the stage for guidance where devotion, remembrance, and sustained practice transform knowledge into stable realization.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is sādhanā-oriented—training the mind to attain sthiti rather than relying only on intellectual hearing.