Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 4
Śokanivāraṇa: Non-brooding, Impermanence, Contentment, and Śuka’s Renunciation
द्रव्येषु समतीतेषु ये गुणास्तेन्न चिंदयेत् । ताननाद्रियमाणश्च स्नेहबन्धाद्विमुच्यते ॥ ४ ॥
dravyeṣu samatīteṣu ye guṇāstenna ciṃdayet | tānanādriyamāṇaśca snehabandhādvimucyate || 4 ||
Chớ ôm ấp mà suy tưởng mãi về những phẩm tính của các vật đã thuộc về quá khứ. Khi không còn coi trọng chúng, người ấy được giải thoát khỏi xiềng xích của ái luyến.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vairagya (treated as shanta-leaning)
FAQs
It teaches vairagya: liberation grows when the mind stops revisiting the attractiveness of past experiences, because such recollection reactivates attachment (sneha) and keeps bondage alive.
By not cherishing past sense-objects, the heart becomes less entangled in worldly sneha and more capable of steady remembrance of the Lord; detachment supports single-pointed devotion rather than nostalgia for pleasures.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Shiksha, or Jyotisha) is taught here; the practical takeaway is mental discipline—guarding smriti (memory) and manas (mind) from ruminating on past enjoyments.