Shloka 20
Nārāyaṇasya Guhya-nāmāni Niruktāni (Etymologies of Nārāyaṇa’s Secret Epithets) / नारायणस्य गुह्यनामानि निरुक्तानि
परिग्रहं परित्यज्य भव तात जितेन्द्रिय: । अशोकं स्थानमातिष्ठ इह चामुत्र चाभयम्
parigrahaṁ parityajya bhava tāta jitendriyaḥ | aśokaṁ sthānam ātiṣṭha iha cāmutra cābhayam ||
বৎস! পৰিগ্ৰহ ত্যাগ কৰি জিতেন্দ্ৰিয় হোৱা; আৰু সেই অশোক অৱস্থাত আশ্ৰয় লোৱা, যি ইহলোক আৰু পৰলোক—দুয়োতে সম্পূৰ্ণ নিৰ্ভয়।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that freedom from fear and sorrow arises from renouncing possessiveness (parigraha) and mastering the senses (jitendriyatva). Detachment and self-control are presented as the direct means to an abiding, griefless state.
Nārada addresses Śukadeva with affectionate urgency, giving a concise instruction in renunciation: abandon acquisitiveness, cultivate sense-mastery, and establish yourself in the sorrowless, fearless state that holds true both in this life and beyond.