Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22
Janaka’s Quest for Liberation; Pañcaśikha’s Sāṅkhya on Renunciation, Elements, Guṇas, and the Deathless State
जातिनिर्वेदमुक्त्वा स कर्मनिर्वेदमब्रवीत् । कर्मनिर्वेदमुक्त्वा च सर्वनिर्वेदमब्रवीत् ॥ २२ ॥
jātinirvedamuktvā sa karmanirvedamabravīt | karmanirvedamuktvā ca sarvanirvedamabravīt || 22 ||
Nachdem er von der Entsagung gegenüber der Kasten-Identität gesprochen hatte, sprach er von der Entsagung gegenüber den Handlungen (Karma). Und nachdem er von der Entsagung gegenüber den Handlungen gesprochen hatte, sprach er von völliger Entsagung gegenüber allem.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It outlines a graded ladder of renunciation: first detachment from social identity (jāti), then from action and its results (karma), culminating in total dispassion (sarva-nirveda) that supports liberation.
By loosening attachment to identity and fruit-seeking action, the mind becomes single-pointed and fit for pure devotion—service offered without ego or expectation, which is the mature ground for Vishnu-bhakti in Moksha-Dharma.
No specific Vedanga is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical-spiritual discipline: reduce identity-pride and fruit-motive in ritual and daily duties, aligning karma with inner renunciation.