Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45
Janaka Instructs Śuka: Āśrama-Sequence, Guru-Dependence, and Marks of Liberation
नास्ति ते सुखदुःखेषु विशेषो नास्ति वस्तुषु । नौत्सुक्यं नृत्यगीतेषु न राग उपजायते ॥ ४५ ॥
nāsti te sukhaduḥkheṣu viśeṣo nāsti vastuṣu | nautsukyaṃ nṛtyagīteṣu na rāga upajāyate || 45 ||
สำหรับท่าน สุขและทุกข์ไม่ต่างกัน และต่อสิ่งของทั้งหลายก็ไม่ยึดถือคุณค่าเป็นพิเศษ ไม่ตื่นเต้นในรำและเพลง และความกำหนัดยึดติด (รากะ) ไม่บังเกิด
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the marks of dispassion and steadiness in Moksha-dharma)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It describes the inner hallmark of liberation-oriented maturity: equanimity toward pleasure and pain, and the fading of craving for sensory entertainments—clear signs of vairāgya supporting mokṣa.
By showing that when the heart is no longer pulled by rāga for worldly delights, it becomes steady and available for one-pointed remembrance and devotion; bhakti deepens as distractions lose their charm.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Śikṣā) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical-psychological discipline—cultivating samatva and reducing sensory dependence as part of mokṣa-dharma.