Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 42
Śokanivāraṇa: Non-brooding, Impermanence, Contentment, and Śuka’s Renunciation
अशोचन्नारभेन्नैव युक्तश्चाव्यसनी भवेत् । शब्दे स्पर्शे रसे रूपे गंधे च परमं तथा ॥ ४२ ॥
aśocannārabhennaiva yuktaścāvyasanī bhavet | śabde sparśe rase rūpe gaṃdhe ca paramaṃ tathā || 42 ||
غم کے بغیر عمل کرو؛ غم و اضطراب کے زیرِ اثر کوئی کام شروع نہ کرو۔ ضبطِ نفس اختیار کرو، لتوں سے پاک رہو؛ اور آواز، لمس، ذائقہ، صورت اور خوشبو کے معاملے میں اعلیٰ ترین پرہیزگاری رکھو۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada on Moksha-dharma and sense-restraint)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It teaches moksha-dharma through inner mastery: do not act from grief or agitation, and practice supreme restraint over the five sense-objects, which stabilizes the mind for liberation.
Bhakti matures when the mind is not dragged by sensory cravings; this verse supports devotion by prescribing sobriety, non-addiction, and disciplined restraint, making the heart fit for steady remembrance of the Divine.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught here; the practical takeaway is ethical-psychological discipline (indriya-nigraha and avoidance of vyasana), which supports all Vedic practices—japa, vrata, and ritual—by preventing distraction.