Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49
Bharata’s Attachment and the Palanquin Teaching on ‘I’ and ‘Mine’
कुर्वन्मतिमतां श्रेष्टस्ते त्वन्ये त्वरितं ययुः । विलोक्य नृपतिः सोऽथ विषमं शिबिकागतम् ॥ ४९ ॥
kurvanmatimatāṃ śreṣṭaste tvanye tvaritaṃ yayuḥ | vilokya nṛpatiḥ so'tha viṣamaṃ śibikāgatam || 49 ||
当诸智者中最卓越者尚在思量时，其余人已匆匆前行。于是国王见轿舆行进高低不匀、摇晃失衡，便留意起来。
Suta (narrator) in the Narada Purana dialogue frame
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: hasya
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It highlights mindful observation: the king detects imbalance, suggesting that dharma is preserved by awareness of subtle disorder before it grows into harm.
Indirectly, it shows the bhakta’s quality of attentiveness—just as the king notices imbalance, a devotee watches the mind’s deviations and returns it to steadiness in remembrance.
No explicit Vedanga is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is sādhana-like vigilance and discernment (viveka) within a dharma narrative.