Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34
Saṃsāra-duḥkha: Karmic Descent, Garbhavāsa, Life’s Anxieties, Death, and the Call to Jñāna-Bhakti
तथा वृद्धत्वमापन्नो हीयमानसारो जरापलितादिव्यात्पदेहो व्याधिबाध्यत्वादिकमापन्नः । प्रकंपमानावयवश्वासकासादिपीडितो लोलाविललोचनः श्लेष्मण्यात्पकंठः पुत्रदारादिभिर्भर्त्स्यमानः कदा मरणमुपयामीति चिंताकुलो मयि मृते सति मदर्जितं गृहक्षेत्रादिकं वस्तु पुत्रादयः कथं रक्षंति कस्य वा भविष्यति ॥ ३४ ॥
tathā vṛddhatvamāpanno hīyamānasāro jarāpalitādivyātpadeho vyādhibādhyatvādikamāpannaḥ | prakaṃpamānāvayavaśvāsakāsādipīḍito lolāvilalocanaḥ śleṣmaṇyātpakaṃṭhaḥ putradārādibhirbhartsyamānaḥ kadā maraṇamupayāmīti ciṃtākulo mayi mṛte sati madarjitaṃ gṛhakṣetrādikaṃ vastu putrādayaḥ kathaṃ rakṣaṃti kasya vā bhaviṣyati || 34 ||
同样，当人堕入老年，内在精力日渐衰微；身体受衰老之苦所逼——白发等诸相——又复为诸病所折磨。四肢颤抖，气促咳嗽等痛楚压迫；双目不安而游移；喉间痰涎壅塞；甚至还被儿子、妻子等人呵斥。忧惧迷乱之中，他思量：“死亡何时临到我？我死之后，我所辛苦得来的房舍、田地与财物，儿女们将如何守护——又将归于何人？”
Narada (in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition of instruction in Book 1.1)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It exposes the inevitable decline of the body and the mental anguish produced by attachment to family and property, urging the listener toward vairagya (detachment) and a higher, death-transcending pursuit of Dharma and devotion.
By highlighting the insecurity of worldly supports at the end of life, the verse indirectly points to taking refuge in the enduring—Bhagavan—since only devotion and spiritual practice provide steadiness when the body, relationships, and possessions cannot.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical-spiritual: reduce possessiveness, plan life around Dharma, and cultivate daily remembrance/practice so that old age is not dominated by fear and property-anxiety.