Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 94
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
नैतद्भगवतः प्रत्येमि भवता तूक्तं सुखानां परमाः स्त्रिय इति लोकप्रवादो हि द्विविधः । फलोदयः सुकृतात्सुखमवाप्यतेऽन्यथा दुःखमिति ॥ ९४ ॥
naitadbhagavataḥ pratyemi bhavatā tūktaṃ sukhānāṃ paramāḥ striya iti lokapravādo hi dvividhaḥ | phalodayaḥ sukṛtātsukhamavāpyate'nyathā duḥkhamiti || 94 ||
Bạch bậc đáng kính, tôi không chấp nhận lời ngài nói rằng: “Phụ nữ là nguồn vui tối thượng.” Vì lời truyền miệng thế gian có hai loại. Sự chín muồi của quả báo là thế này: do công đức mà được an lạc, bằng không thì chịu khổ đau.
Narada (addressing Sanatkumara)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It shifts the cause of happiness and sorrow away from external objects and toward karma-phala: happiness comes from sukṛta (merit), while suffering arises otherwise—encouraging discernment and detachment.
By denying that pleasure is ultimately produced by worldly attachments, it prepares the mind for higher reliance on dharma and devotion—seeking lasting fulfillment through righteous living and God-centered orientation rather than sense-based causes.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is ethical causality (karma and its fruits), a core dharmic principle used to guide conduct and life-choices.