Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50
Janaka Instructs Śuka: Āśrama-Sequence, Guru-Dependence, and Marks of Liberation
कृतकार्यः सुखी शांतस्तूष्णीं प्रायादुदङ्मुखः । शैशिरं गिरिमासाद्य पाराशर्यं ददर्श च ॥ ५० ॥
kṛtakāryaḥ sukhī śāṃtastūṣṇīṃ prāyādudaṅmukhaḥ | śaiśiraṃ girimāsādya pārāśaryaṃ dadarśa ca || 50 ||
کام پورا کر کے وہ خوش و خرم اور پُرسکون ہوا؛ خاموشی اختیار کر کے شمال رُخ روانہ ہوا۔ شیشِر پہاڑ پر پہنچ کر اس نے پاراشریہ (ویاس) کا دیدار کیا॥۵۰॥
Narada (narrative voice within the Narada Purana dialogue tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: vira (heroic)
FAQs
It highlights the marks of inner completion—peace, contentment, and silence—followed by seeking higher guidance through darśana of a realized sage (Vyāsa).
Though not explicitly naming bhakti, it reflects a bhakti-aligned attitude: humility, quietude, and approaching the guru-paramparā (Vyāsa) for deeper realization, which supports steady devotion.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is dhārmic discipline—mauna (silence) and guru-darśana—as supportive practices for mokṣa-oriented study and sādhanā.