Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 68

Janaka’s Quest for Liberation; Pañcaśikha’s Sāṅkhya on Renunciation, Elements, Guṇas, and the Deathless State

Devanagari script

तस्य मार्गोऽयमद्वैधः सर्वत्यागस्य दर्शितः । विप्रहाणाय दुःखस्य दुर्गतिर्हि तथा भवेत् ॥ ६८ ॥

Transliteration

tasya mārgo'yamadvaidhaḥ sarvatyāgasya darśitaḥ | viprahāṇāya duḥkhasya durgatirhi tathā bhavet || 68 ||

Translation

Dies ist sein Weg — ohne Spaltung, nicht-dual (Advaita) — gezeigt als völlige Entsagung von jeder Anhaftung. Dadurch wird das Leid gänzlich abgestreift; andernfalls gerät man wahrlich auf einen unheilvollen Pfad.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of that/of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मार्गः: path
• मार्गः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: विशेषण (Qualifier; deictic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अद्वैधः: free from duplicity/doubt
• अद्वैधः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्वैध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘मार्गः’)

• सर्व-त्यागस्य: of total renunciation
• सर्व-त्यागस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + त्याग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; ‘सर्वस्य त्यागः’

• दर्शितः: shown, taught
• दर्शितः: क्रियाविशेषण/विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective of ‘मार्गः’)

• विप्रहाणाय: for complete abandonment
• विप्रहाणाय: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्रहाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक/पुं (usage), चतुर्थी (4th case), एकवचन; प्रयोजन-द्योतक (dative of purpose)

• दुःखस्य: of suffering
• दुःखस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• दुर्गतिः: bad course/misfortune
• दुर्गतिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: सम्बन्ध/वाक्यालङ्कार (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle)

• तथा: thus, in that way
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• भवेत्: would be/should become
• भवेत्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It defines moksha as a single, non-contradictory path: total letting-go of attachment, which directly removes sorrow; clinging leads to durgati (a degraded course of life).

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

While phrased as renunciation, it supports bhakti by insisting on sarvatyāga—giving up possessiveness and egoic grasping—so devotion becomes one-pointed and free from inner conflict (advaidha).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical-spiritual discipline (vairagya and tyaga) as the applied method for ending duhkha.