Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5
Śokanivāraṇa: Non-brooding, Impermanence, Contentment, and Śuka’s Renunciation
दोषदर्शी भवेत्तत्र यत्र रागः प्रवर्त्तते । अनिष्टबुद्धितां यच्छेत्ततः क्षिप्रं विराजते ॥ ५ ॥
doṣadarśī bhavettatra yatra rāgaḥ pravarttate | aniṣṭabuddhitāṃ yacchettataḥ kṣipraṃ virājate || 5 ||
Nơi nào ái nhiễm (rāga) khởi lên, nơi ấy người ta liền thành kẻ soi lỗi. Nếu biết ngăn tâm hướng về điều bất như ý, thì nhanh chóng tỏa sáng trong sự sáng suốt và vững chãi.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It identifies attachment (rāga) as the root of fault-finding and teaches that checking aversive, “this is undesirable” thinking quickly restores inner radiance—an essential step in Moksha-Dharma.
Bhakti matures when the mind stops oscillating in attraction and repulsion; by restraining aniṣṭa-buddhi and the blame-seeking that follows rāga, devotion becomes steadier, less reactive, and more focused on the Lord.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is ethical-psychological discipline—monitoring rāga and curbing aversion-based judgments to support sādhana.