Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 52
Śokanivāraṇa: Non-brooding, Impermanence, Contentment, and Śuka’s Renunciation
तस्मिन्नेवोदरे गर्भः किं नान्नमिव जीर्यति । गर्भे मूत्रपुरीषाणां स्वभावनियता गतिः ॥ ५२ ॥
tasminnevodare garbhaḥ kiṃ nānnamiva jīryati | garbhe mūtrapurīṣāṇāṃ svabhāvaniyatā gatiḥ || 52 ||
ในท้องเดียวกันนั้น ครรภ์จะไม่ถูกย่อยดุจอาหารหรือ? และในครรภ์ การเคลื่อนไหวของปัสสาวะและอุจจาระดำเนินไปตามกฎธรรมชาติอันกำหนดไว้เอง॥๕๒॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
It cultivates vairagya (detachment) by showing that the body’s origin and growth occur amid impure, involuntary processes—supporting the Moksha-dharma emphasis on seeking the Self beyond the body.
By weakening pride in the body and attachment to sense-life, the verse prepares the mind for surrender; when bodily identification fades, devotion can become steadier and more one-pointed toward the Lord.
No Vedanga technique is taught directly; the verse functions as a dharmic contemplation (anusmṛti) used in Moksha-dharma to generate dispassion rather than prescribing ritual, grammar, or astrology.