Shloka 43
Procedure for the Guḍa-dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift; Ten Dhenu-dānas; Yearlong Gaṅgā Worship and Darśana
यान्यान्कामयते मर्त्यः कामांस्तांस्तानवाप्नुयात् । निष्कामस्तु लभेन्मोक्षं विप्रस्तेनैव जन्मना ॥ ४३ ॥
yānyānkāmayate martyaḥ kāmāṃstāṃstānavāpnuyāt | niṣkāmastu labhenmokṣaṃ viprastenaiva janmanā || 43 ||
انسان جو جو خواہش کرتا ہے وہی وہی مراد پا لیتا ہے؛ مگر جو بے خواہش ہے وہ موکش پاتا ہے—اسی روحانی پیدائش سے وہ سچا وِپر بنتا ہے۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Moksha-Dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
FAQs
It contrasts two trajectories: desire-driven life yields corresponding results (karma-phala), while desirelessness (niṣkāmatā) becomes the direct condition for mokṣa.
By implying that devotion matures when it becomes desire-free—seeking the Divine not for rewards but for liberation—aligning bhakti with niṣkāma orientation rather than transactional worship.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa ritual procedure) is taught here; the takeaway is ethical-spiritual: understand karma’s correspondence with desire and cultivate niṣkāma discipline for moksha.