Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 76
Anadhyaya and the Winds: From Vedic Recitation Protocol to Sanatkumara’s Moksha-Upadesha
त्यक्त्वा धर्ममधर्मं च ह्युभे सत्यानृते त्यज । त्यज धर्ममसंकल्पादधर्मं चाप्यहिंसया ॥ ७६ ॥
tyaktvā dharmamadharmaṃ ca hyubhe satyānṛte tyaja | tyaja dharmamasaṃkalpādadharmaṃ cāpyahiṃsayā || 76 ||
ধৰ্ম আৰু অধৰ্ম—দুয়ো ত্যাগ কৰি, সত্য-অসত্যৰ যুগলকো পৰিত্যাগ কৰা। অসংকল্পতাৰে ‘ধৰ্ম’ ত্যাগ কৰা, আৰু অহিংসাৰে ‘অধৰ্ম’ও ত্যাগ কৰা।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It teaches a Moksha-Dharma principle: liberation requires going beyond moral dualities (dharma/adharma, satya/anṛta) by resting in non-reactive awareness—acting without egoic intention and refusing harm.
By removing saṅkalpa (self-centered motive) and grounding conduct in ahiṃsā, the seeker becomes fit for pure Vishnu-bhakti—service without personal agenda and compassion toward all beings.
It highlights ethical discipline (ahiṃsā) and mental restraint (saṅkalpa-tyāga) as practical foundations that support Vedic practice; it is not a technical Vedanga lesson like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa, but a prerequisite inner discipline for all sādhanā.