Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 92
Bharata’s Attachment and the Palanquin Teaching on ‘I’ and ‘Mine’
त्वं राजा सर्वसोकस्य पितुः पुत्रो रिपो रिपुः । पत्न्याः पतिः पिता सूनोः कस्त्वं भूप वदाम्यहम् ॥ ९२ ॥
tvaṃ rājā sarvasokasya pituḥ putro ripo ripuḥ | patnyāḥ patiḥ pitā sūnoḥ kastvaṃ bhūpa vadāmyaham || 92 ||
Ngài là vua của mọi nỗi sầu; đối với cha, ngài là con; đối với kẻ thù, ngài là kẻ thù; đối với vợ, ngài là chồng; đối với con, ngài là cha. Vậy rốt cuộc ngài là ai, hỡi bậc quân vương? Ta sẽ nói cho ngài.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada; addressing a king as an illustrative example)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It exposes how a person is defined by shifting worldly relations (son, husband, father, enemy), and points toward the deeper question of the true Self beyond roles—an entry into mokṣa-dharma through self-inquiry.
By undermining ego-identity built on status and relationships, it prepares the mind for single-pointed refuge in the Supreme (often expressed as Viṣṇu-bhakti in the Purana), where identity is grounded in service and surrender rather than social labels.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is discernment (viveka) in interpreting identity through context—supporting scriptural study (śāstra-vicāra) and ethical detachment in daily duties.