Shloka 50

नरनारायण-नारदसंवादः

Nara-Nārāyaṇa–Nārada Discourse on Vision, Elements, and Entry into Vāsudeva

Devanagari script

परं भावं हि काडुक्षामि यत्र नावर्तते पुन: । सर्वसड्भान्‌ परित्यज्य निश्चितो मनसा गतिम्‌

Transliteration

paraṁ bhāvaṁ hi kāṅkṣāmi yatra nāvartate punaḥ | sarva-saṅgān parityajya niścito manasā gatiṁ ||

Translation

Nārada sprach: „Ich sehne mich nach jenem höchsten Zustand, aus dem es keine Rückkehr gibt. Indem ich jede Anhaftung aufgebe, habe ich in meinem Geist beschlossen, den höchsten Weg zu erlangen—Befreiung jenseits wiederholter Geburt.“

Word by Word

• परम्: supreme (state)
• परम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भावम्: state/being
• भावम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• काङ्क्षामि: I desire/seek
• Type: Verb
• Root: काङ्क्ष् (धातु)
• Form: Present, First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• आवर्तते: returns/comes back
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-वृत् (धातु)
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• भावान्: states/attachments/conditions
• भावान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• परित्यज्य: having abandoned
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Active

• निश्चितः: resolved/determined
• निश्चितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि-चित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मनसा: by the mind
• मनसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• गतिम्: goal/destination
• गतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Liberation (the ‘supreme state’) is characterized by non-return to saṁsāra; it is approached through renunciation of all attachments (saṅga) and firm inner resolve. The verse emphasizes ethical-spiritual discipline: letting go of clinging and orienting the mind toward the highest good.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada speaks as a spiritual authority, declaring his aspiration for the ultimate, irreversible goal—freedom from rebirth. He states that he has abandoned all attachments and has mentally determined to pursue the highest gati, framing the discussion in Śānti Parva around renunciation and the path to release.