Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 117
गङ्गामाहात्म्य — The Greatness of the Gaṅgā
सगरः पुत्रनाशेऽपि न शुशोच मुनीश्वरः । दुर्वृत्तनिधनं यस्मात्सतामुत्साहकारणम् ॥ ११७ ॥
sagaraḥ putranāśe'pi na śuśoca munīśvaraḥ | durvṛttanidhanaṃ yasmātsatāmutsāhakāraṇam || 117 ||
بیٹوں کے ہلاک ہونے پر بھی مُنی صفت راجا سگر نے غم نہ کیا؛ کیونکہ بدکرداروں کی ہلاکت نیکوں کے لیے حوصلہ افزا سبب ہوتی ہے۔
Narada (narrative voice within the Narada Purana’s teaching context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches dharmic discernment: grief is not praised when the outcome is the removal of adharma; the righteous should preserve steadiness and renew their resolve to uphold Dharma.
By valuing dharmic clarity over personal attachment, it supports the inner detachment (vairagya) that stabilizes a devotee’s mind—making devotion steadier when facing painful karmic outcomes.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is directly taught in this verse; it is primarily a niti/dharma instruction on emotional restraint and moral evaluation of outcomes.