Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 21
The Exposition of Spiritual Knowledge
Jñāna-pradarśanam
जीर्यन्ति जीर्यतः केशाः दन्ताः जीर्यन्ति जीर्यतः । चक्षुःश्रोत्रे च जोर्येते तृष्णैका तरुणायते ॥ २१ ॥
jīryanti jīryataḥ keśāḥ dantāḥ jīryanti jīryataḥ | cakṣuḥśrotre ca joryete tṛṣṇaikā taruṇāyate || 21 ||
عمر بڑھنے سے بال بوڑھے ہو جاتے ہیں، عمر بڑھنے سے دانت گھس جاتے ہیں؛ آنکھ اور کان بھی کمزور پڑتے ہیں—مگر حرص ہی ہے جو ہمیشہ جوان رہتی ہے۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It highlights a core moksha-teaching: the body and senses inevitably decline, but desire can intensify unless restrained; therefore liberation requires mastering tṛṣṇā through discernment and detachment.
By exposing craving as the ever-renewing inner enemy, the verse implicitly directs the mind to replace sense-thirst with single-pointed devotion—channeling longing toward Vishnu-bhakti rather than transient pleasures.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Shiksha, or Jyotisha) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline—guarding the senses and reducing craving, which supports vrata-observance and steady spiritual practice.