Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 74
Śokanivāraṇa: Non-brooding, Impermanence, Contentment, and Śuka’s Renunciation
सनंदन उवाच । इत्युक्त्वा व्यासतनयं समापृच्छ्य महामुनिः । सनत्कुमारः प्रययौ पूजितस्तेन सादरम् ॥ ७४ ॥
sanaṃdana uvāca | ityuktvā vyāsatanayaṃ samāpṛcchya mahāmuniḥ | sanatkumāraḥ prayayau pūjitastena sādaram || 74 ||
سنندَن نے کہا—یوں کہہ کر مہامنی سنَتکُمار نے ویاس کے بیٹے سے رخصت لی؛ اور اس کی جانب سے ادب کے ساتھ پوجا پाकर وہ وہاں سے روانہ ہو گئے॥۷۴॥
Sanandana
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
FAQs
It highlights sadācāra (right conduct): honoring realized sages and concluding sacred instruction with respectful leave-taking, reinforcing humility as a support for mokṣa-dharma.
Though not a direct bhakti injunction, it supports bhakti culture by emphasizing reverence to saintly teachers—service and honor to sādhus is repeatedly treated as a gateway to deepening devotion.
The verse reflects dharma-based protocol (ācāra) rather than a specific Vedāṅga; it implicitly aligns with śiṣṭācāra—proper etiquette in guru-disciple interactions and hospitality.