Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
Janaka’s Quest for Liberation; Pañcaśikha’s Sāṅkhya on Renunciation, Elements, Guṇas, and the Deathless State
यथा तातानि पश्यति तादृशः सत्त्वसंक्षयः । जरयाभिपरीतस्य मृत्युना च विनाशितम् ॥ ३९ ॥
yathā tātāni paśyati tādṛśaḥ sattvasaṃkṣayaḥ | jarayābhiparītasya mṛtyunā ca vināśitam || 39 ||
جیسے آدمی اپنے بزرگوں/آباء کو زوال پذیر ہوتے دیکھتا ہے، ویسے ہی اس کی اپنی قوتِ حیات بھی گھٹتی ہے؛ بڑھاپا بدن کو الٹ پلٹ کر دیتا ہے اور آخرکار موت اسے مٹا دیتی ہے۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It cultivates vairagya (dispassion) by pointing to the visible certainty of decline and death, urging the seeker to turn from bodily identification toward moksha-oriented practice.
By exposing the body’s inevitable ruin through jarā and mṛtyu, it redirects reliance from the perishable to the imperishable—supporting steadfast Vishnu-bhakti as a refuge beyond death.
No specific Vedanga is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is contemplative discipline—regularly reflecting on impermanence as an aid to self-control and liberation-focused living.