Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 118
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
स्वविहारसंतोषः कामसुखावाप्तिरिति । त्रिवर्गगुणनिर्वृत्तिर्यस्य नित्यं गृहाश्रमे । स सुखान्यनुभूयेह शिष्टानां गतिमाप्नुयात् ॥ ११८ ॥
svavihārasaṃtoṣaḥ kāmasukhāvāptiriti | trivargaguṇanirvṛttiryasya nityaṃ gṛhāśrame | sa sukhānyanubhūyeha śiṣṭānāṃ gatimāpnuyāt || 118 ||
جو اپنے جائز مشاغل میں قناعت رکھتا ہے اور کام کے سکھ پا کر بھی گِرہستھ آشرم میں دھرم، ارتھ اور کام—ان تری ورگ کے اوصاف کو نِت پورا کرتا ہے؛ وہ یہاں خوشی پاتا ہے اور شِشٹوں کی منزل کو پہنچتا ہے۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
FAQs
It teaches that household life becomes spiritually sound when one is content, keeps pleasure within dharma, and fulfils the trivarga without excess—leading to both worldly well-being and the righteous destiny (śiṣṭa-gati).
By emphasizing disciplined, dharmic living and inner contentment, it supports bhakti indirectly: a steady, righteous gṛhastha life becomes a stable foundation for devotion rather than a life driven by uncontrolled desire.
The verse is primarily dharma-focused rather than technical Vedanga instruction; its practical takeaway is the applied ethics of āśrama-dharma—how to regulate kāma under dharma so the trivarga is properly completed.