Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 74
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
यस्य सर्वे समारंभा निराशीर्बंधना द्विज । त्यागे यस्य हुतं सर्वं स त्यागी स च बुद्धिमान् ॥ ७४ ॥
yasya sarve samāraṃbhā nirāśīrbaṃdhanā dvija | tyāge yasya hutaṃ sarvaṃ sa tyāgī sa ca buddhimān || 74 ||
O Zweimalgeborener, wessen jedes Beginnen frei ist von Verlangen und Fessel—wessen ganzes Sein gleichsam in das Feuer der Entsagung als Opfer gegeben wurde—der allein ist ein wahrer Entsagender, und er ist weise.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada; addressing a dvija/qualified listener)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It defines true tyāga as inner freedom: actions done without craving and without creating bondage, where one’s sense of ownership is “offered” into renunciation—this is the mark of wisdom and liberation-oriented living.
By insisting on desireless action and relinquishment of possessiveness, it supports bhakti as self-surrender: offerings are not merely external rituals but the inner giving up of ego and expectation, which purifies devotion and removes bondage.
The verse uses the ritual idiom of yajña—“huta” (oblation offered)—to teach an inner discipline: convert every act into a sacrifice through tyāga; the practical takeaway is ethical-ritual alignment (karma performed without attachment), rather than a technical rule of a specific Vedāṅga.