Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29
Janaka Instructs Śuka: Āśrama-Sequence, Guru-Dependence, and Marks of Liberation
न बिभेति परो यस्मान्न बिभेति पराच्च यः । यश्च नेच्छति न द्वेष्टि ब्रह्म संपद्यते स तु ॥ २९ ॥
na bibheti paro yasmānna bibheti parācca yaḥ | yaśca necchati na dveṣṭi brahma saṃpadyate sa tu || 29 ||
ผู้ที่ไม่มีใครหวาดกลัว และตนไม่หวาดกลัวผู้อื่น ผู้ไม่ใคร่ปรารถนาและไม่เกลียดชัง—ผู้นั้นย่อมบรรลุพรหมันโดยแท้จริง।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
FAQs
It defines a liberated disposition: fearlessness toward beings and freedom from both craving and hatred—inner equanimity that culminates in Brahman-realization.
By removing desire and aversion, the heart becomes non-reactive and pure; such purity supports steady Vishnu-bhakti, where love is not mixed with fear, bargaining, or hostility.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is ethical-mental discipline—reducing fear, desire, and hatred as a daily sadhana aligned with Moksha-Dharma.