Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 103
गङ्गामाहात्म्य — The Greatness of the Gaṅgā
एश्वर्यमदमत्तानां क्षुधितानां च कामिनाम् । अहंकारविमूढानां विवेको नैव जायते ॥ १०३ ॥
eśvaryamadamattānāṃ kṣudhitānāṃ ca kāminām | ahaṃkāravimūḍhānāṃ viveko naiva jāyate || 103 ||
جو لوگ اقتدار و دولت کے نشے میں مست، بھوک سے بےقرار اور شہوت کے غلام ہوں—اور انا کے فریب میں گم ہوں—ان میں سچا امتیاز پیدا نہیں ہوتا۔
Sanatkumara (in dialogue instructing Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
It identifies three major inner pressures—pride from prosperity, compulsive appetite, and lust—along with ego-delusion as direct obstacles to viveka (right spiritual discernment), without which liberation-oriented dharma cannot mature.
Bhakti requires humility and clarity of heart; this verse shows that ego and desire-clouding prevent true discernment, implying that devotion to Vishnu must be supported by self-restraint and surrender rather than pride or sense-compulsion.
The practical takeaway aligns with disciplined conduct taught across śāstra: regulate food and senses (āhāra-niyama, indriya-nigraha) and reduce ego to protect viveka—foundational for applying Vedic study (including Vyakarana-based clarity of meaning) toward moksha.