Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 59
Gaṅgā-māhātmya: Bāhu’s Envy, Defeat, Forest Exile, and Aurva’s Dharmic Consolation
पंडिते वापि मूर्खे वा दरिद्रे वा श्रियान्विते । दुर्वृत्ते वा सुवृत्ते वा मृत्योः सर्वत्र तुल्यता ॥ ५९ ॥
paṃḍite vāpi mūrkhe vā daridre vā śriyānvite | durvṛtte vā suvṛtte vā mṛtyoḥ sarvatra tulyatā || 59 ||
خواہ کوئی عالم ہو یا جاہل، فقیر ہو یا مالدار، بدکردار ہو یا نیک کردار—موت ہر جگہ سب کے لیے یکساں ہے۔
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches vairāgya (detachment): social status, wealth, and even moral reputation do not change the inevitability of death, so one should prioritize dharma and liberation-oriented living.
By stressing mortality’s impartiality, it redirects the mind from temporary identities to lasting refuge—steadfast remembrance and devotion to the Divine as the true security beyond death.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is ethical discernment (nīti) and cultivating detachment as a foundation for sādhana.