Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 95
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
भृगुरुवाच । अत्रोच्यते अनृतात्खलु तमः प्रादुर्भूतं ततस्तमोग्रस्ता अधर्ममेवानुवर्तंते न धर्मं । क्रोधलोभमोहहिंसानृतादिभिखच्छन्नाः खल्वस्मिंल्लोके नामुत्र सुखमाप्नुवंति । विविधव्याधिरुजोपतापैरवकीर्यन्ते वधबन्धनपरिक्लेशादिभिश्च क्षुत्पिपासाश्रमकृतैरुपतापैरुपतप्यंते । वर्षवातात्युष्णातिशीतकृतैश्च प्रतिभयैः शारीरैर्दुःखैरुपतप्यंते बंधुधनविनाशविप्रयोगकृतैश्च मानसैः शौकैरभिभूयंते जरामृत्युकृतैश्चान्यैरिति यस्त्वेतैः ॥ ९५ ॥
bhṛguruvāca | atrocyate anṛtātkhalu tamaḥ prādurbhūtaṃ tatastamograstā adharmamevānuvartaṃte na dharmaṃ | krodhalobhamohahiṃsānṛtādibhikhacchannāḥ khalvasmiṃlloke nāmutra sukhamāpnuvaṃti | vividhavyādhirujopatāpairavakīryante vadhabandhanaparikleśādibhiśca kṣutpipāsāśramakṛtairupatāpairupatapyaṃte | varṣavātātyuṣṇātiśītakṛtaiśca pratibhayaiḥ śārīrairduḥkhairupatapyaṃte baṃdhudhanavināśaviprayogakṛtaiśca mānasaiḥ śaukairabhibhūyaṃte jarāmṛtyukṛtaiścānyairiti yastvetaiḥ || 95 ||
婆利古（Bhṛgu）说道：此处教示：由虚妄不实（anṛta）确实生起黑暗之性（tamas）；被此黑暗吞没者，只随顺非正法（adharma），不随顺正法（dharma）。为嗔怒、贪欲、痴迷、暴害、妄语等所遮蔽，他们于此世与来世皆不得安乐。诸多疾病与痛苦使其四散受苦；又为杀害、囚禁等种种艰难所逼迫，并为饥渴与疲惫所煎熬。复因雨、风、酷热与严寒而生的身苦与恐惧所扰；又因亲族与财物毁失、离别而起的心忧所压；并为老与死所致的诸苦等所缠绕。
Bhṛgu
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It identifies falsehood (anṛta) as a root cause that generates tamas (spiritual darkness), which then drives a person into adharma and repeated suffering—bodily, mental, and social—blocking happiness here and hereafter.
By warning that tamas born of falsehood leads to anger, greed, and violence, the verse implies that inner purity and truthfulness are prerequisites for stable devotion—since a mind clouded by adharma cannot rest in sincere bhakti or attain lasting peace.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught directly; the practical takeaway is dharmic discipline—especially satya (truthfulness) and control of krodha/lobha—which supports proper conduct in ritual life and ethical living emphasized across Vedic tradition.