Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 23
Janaka’s Quest for Liberation; Pañcaśikha’s Sāṅkhya on Renunciation, Elements, Guṇas, and the Deathless State
यदर्थं धर्मसंसर्गः कर्मणां च फलोदयः । तमनाश्वासिकं मोहं विनाशि चलमध्रुवम् ॥ २३ ॥
yadarthaṃ dharmasaṃsargaḥ karmaṇāṃ ca phalodayaḥ | tamanāśvāsikaṃ mohaṃ vināśi calamadhruvam || 23 ||
人之所以依附于“法”而追求业果的生起——当知那便是迷妄（moha）：不能给予真实安稳，终将败坏，飘忽变易，不可久住。
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
It cautions that when dharma and karma are pursued primarily for results, the mind remains in moha—because all such fruits are impermanent, unstable, and cannot give lasting security; this insight turns one toward moksha.
By exposing the insecurity of result-driven religiosity, it implicitly redirects the seeker to unconditioned surrender—bhakti performed not for rewards but for the Lord alone, which is steady and liberating.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical-spiritual discernment: do not reduce dharma to a technique for obtaining temporary karma-phala.