Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 92
Bharata’s Attachment and the Palanquin Teaching on ‘I’ and ‘Mine’
त्वं राजा सर्वसोकस्य पितुः पुत्रो रिपो रिपुः । पत्न्याः पतिः पिता सूनोः कस्त्वं भूप वदाम्यहम् ॥ ९२ ॥
tvaṃ rājā sarvasokasya pituḥ putro ripo ripuḥ | patnyāḥ patiḥ pitā sūnoḥ kastvaṃ bhūpa vadāmyaham || 92 ||
تو تمام غموں کا بادشاہ ہے؛ باپ کے لیے بیٹا، دشمن کے لیے دشمن۔ بیوی کے لیے شوہر اور بچے کے لیے باپ ہے۔ اے بادشاہ، تو حقیقت میں کون ہے؟ میں تجھے بتاتا ہوں۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada; addressing a king as an illustrative example)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It exposes how a person is defined by shifting worldly relations (son, husband, father, enemy), and points toward the deeper question of the true Self beyond roles—an entry into mokṣa-dharma through self-inquiry.
By undermining ego-identity built on status and relationships, it prepares the mind for single-pointed refuge in the Supreme (often expressed as Viṣṇu-bhakti in the Purana), where identity is grounded in service and surrender rather than social labels.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is discernment (viveka) in interpreting identity through context—supporting scriptural study (śāstra-vicāra) and ethical detachment in daily duties.