Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 116
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
अवज्ञानमहंकारो दंभश्चैव विगर्हितः । अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोदं सर्वाश्रमगतं तपः ॥ ११६ ॥
avajñānamahaṃkāro daṃbhaścaiva vigarhitaḥ | ahiṃsā satyamakrodaṃ sarvāśramagataṃ tapaḥ || 116 ||
Sự khinh mạn, ngã mạn (ahaṃkāra) và giả hình (dambha) quả thật bị quở trách. Bất bạo lực, chân thật và không sân hận—đó là khổ hạnh (tapas) chung cho mọi giai đoạn đời sống (mọi āśrama).
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It defines true tapas as inner ethical discipline—non-violence, truth, and angerlessness—while rejecting the spiritual obstacles of contempt, ego, and hypocrisy.
Bhakti is supported by purity of conduct: humility (no avajñā/ahaṃkāra), sincerity (no dambha), and compassionate truthfulness (ahiṃsā-satya-akrodha), which make devotion steady and non-performative.
Rather than a technical Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa), the verse stresses sādhāraṇa-dharma—universal duties taught in dharma literature—as the practical discipline valid for every āśrama.