Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
छिन्नस्य यदि वृक्षस्य न मूलं प्रतिरोहति । जीवन्यस्य प्रवर्तंते मृतः क्व पुनरेष्यति ॥ १४ ॥
chinnasya yadi vṛkṣasya na mūlaṃ pratirohati | jīvanyasya pravartaṃte mṛtaḥ kva punareṣyati || 14 ||
اگر کٹے ہوئے درخت کی جڑ دوبارہ نہ اُگے، تو عمل کی روانی صرف زندگی تک ہے؛ جو مر گیا وہ پھر کہاں سے لوٹ آئے گا؟
Sanatkumara (addressing Narada in a Moksha-Dharma teaching context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It emphasizes the irreversibility of bodily death and urges immediate spiritual effort—cultivating moksha-sadhana while life and agency still operate.
By highlighting death’s certainty, it indirectly presses the seeker to take refuge in enduring means—especially Hari/Vishnu-bhakti—rather than postponing practice until it is too late.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is time-sensitive dharmic discipline—regular japa, vrata, and worship—because the opportunity for action ends with death.