Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37
Saṃsāra-duḥkha: Karmic Descent, Garbhavāsa, Life’s Anxieties, Death, and the Call to Jñāna-Bhakti
ततश्च हस्तपादाकर्षणे न तु क्षमो रुद्रद्भिबंधुजनैर्वेष्टितो वक्तुमक्षमः स्वार्जितधनादिकं कस्य भविष्यतीति चिंतापरो बाष्पाविलविलोचनः कंठे वुरघुरायमाणे सति शरीरान्निष्क्रांतप्राणो यमदूतैर्भर्त्स्यमानः पाशयंत्रितो नरकादीन्पूर्ववदश्नुते ॥ ३७ ॥
tataśca hastapādākarṣaṇe na tu kṣamo rudradbhibaṃdhujanairveṣṭito vaktumakṣamaḥ svārjitadhanādikaṃ kasya bhaviṣyatīti ciṃtāparo bāṣpāvilavilocanaḥ kaṃṭhe vuraghurāyamāṇe sati śarīrānniṣkrāṃtaprāṇo yamadūtairbhartsyamānaḥ pāśayaṃtrito narakādīnpūrvavadaśnute || 37 ||
随后，他连手脚被牵拉都难以忍受；被哭泣的亲族围绕，却已不能言语。他沉溺于忧虑：“我亲手积得的财物与资具，如今将归谁所有？”泪水使双眼模糊；喉间作响；当生命之气离身之时，他被阎摩的使者呵斥，以绳索束缚牵制，遂如前所述，经历诸地狱等种种苦报。
Narada (teaching in dialogue tradition with Sanatkumara lineage context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It warns that clinging to self-earned wealth and family ties at death intensifies fear and confusion, while the departing soul must face Yama’s judgment according to karma; therefore, one should cultivate detachment and dharma before death arrives.
By showing the helplessness of worldly attachments at the final moment, the verse indirectly urges reliance on remembrance of the Divine rather than possessions—supporting the bhakti principle that only spiritual refuge, not property, accompanies the soul.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline (dharma) and preparation for death through right living and reduced attachment.