Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 44
Śokanivāraṇa: Non-brooding, Impermanence, Contentment, and Śuka’s Renunciation
विप्रयोगश्च सर्वस्य न वाचा न च विद्यया । प्रणयं परिसंहृत्य संस्तुतेष्वितरेषु च ॥ ४४ ॥
viprayogaśca sarvasya na vācā na ca vidyayā | praṇayaṃ parisaṃhṛtya saṃstuteṣvitareṣu ca || 44 ||
离一切执著，非但凭言辞，亦非仅靠学识可成。收摄亲昵与爱恋，于受赞者与其余众人之前，心当平等。
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It teaches that real dispassion (viprayoga from attachment) is not produced by eloquence or mere erudition, but by inward restraint—withdrawing emotional clinging and cultivating even-mindedness.
By urging the seeker to withdraw personal attachment and remain steady amid praise or disregard, it supports pure bhakti—devotion not dependent on social approval, status, or intellectual display.
It indirectly cautions that vidyā (including Vedāṅga learning like Vyākaraṇa or Śikṣā) is insufficient without self-discipline; practical application is cultivating samatā (equanimity) rather than relying on scholarship.