Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 71
Śokanivāraṇa: Non-brooding, Impermanence, Contentment, and Śuka’s Renunciation
द्वंद्वारामेषु भूतेषु गच्छन्त्येकैकशो नराः । इदमन्यत्परं पश्य नात्र मोहं करिष्यसि ॥ ७१ ॥
dvaṃdvārāmeṣu bhūteṣu gacchantyekaikaśo narāḥ | idamanyatparaṃ paśya nātra mohaṃ kariṣyasi || 71 ||
دُوَندوں کی لذت میں مگن مخلوقات کے بیچ انسان ایک ایک کر کے تنہا ہی چلتا جاتا ہے۔ اس سے جدا اُس برتر حقیقت کو دیکھ؛ پھر اس معاملے میں تو ہرگز فریبِ نظر میں نہ پڑے گا॥۷۱॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
FAQs
It points out that worldly life driven by dualities is ultimately solitary—each person faces karma and inner states alone—and urges the seeker to recognize a higher, transcendent reality so delusion loses its grip.
By exposing the instability of dvandvas, it prepares the heart for single-pointed refuge in the Supreme; steady devotion becomes possible when one stops seeking fulfillment in shifting opposites and turns to the higher truth.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is viveka (discernment) and vairagya (dispassion), foundational disciplines that support all sadhana and scriptural study.