Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46
Saṃsāra-duḥkha: Karmic Descent, Garbhavāsa, Life’s Anxieties, Death, and the Call to Jñāna-Bhakti
अहो कष्टमहो कष्टमहो कष्टं हि मूर्खता । हरिध्यानपरो विप्र चण्डालोऽपि महासुखी ॥ ४६ ॥
aho kaṣṭamaho kaṣṭamaho kaṣṭaṃ hi mūrkhatā | haridhyānaparo vipra caṇḍālo'pi mahāsukhī || 46 ||
ہائے، کیسی سخت مصیبت ہے یہ حماقت! اے برہمن، ہری کے دھیان میں لگنے والا چنڈال بھی عظیم سکھ پاتا ہے۔
Sanatkumara (addressing Narada as vipra, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It declares that ignorance is the real misery, while sincere meditation on Hari grants inner bliss—even to one considered socially low—showing that bhakti is spiritually decisive.
By emphasizing haridhyāna (meditation on Hari) as the direct cause of mahāsukha, it teaches that devotion and remembrance of Vishnu outweigh external identity and become a practical doorway to peace and liberation.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is dhyāna-yoga as an applied discipline—steady remembrance of Hari—rather than mere intellectual or social qualification.