Nārāyaṇasya Guhya-nāmāni Niruktāni (Etymologies of Nārāyaṇa’s Secret Epithets) / नारायणस्य गुह्यनामानि निरुक्तानि
स त्वं निवृत्तबन्धस्तु निवृत्तश्नापि कर्मत:
sa tvaṃ nivṛttabandhas tu nivṛttaś cāpi karmataḥ
কিন্তু তুমি বন্ধনৰ পৰা নিবৃত্ত, আৰু কৰ্মৰ (বন্ধনকাৰী প্ৰবৃত্তিৰ) পৰাও বিৰত।
नारद उवाच
True freedom is marked by nivṛtti: the cessation of binding attachments (bandha) and the turning away from karma pursued for self-interest. The verse points to inner detachment as the ethical foundation for liberation-oriented life.
Nārada addresses the listener directly, characterizing them as one who has already withdrawn from bonds and from action as a binding enterprise, setting up further instruction on the path of renunciation and liberation.