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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50

Manvantaras and Indras; Sudharmā’s Liberation through Viṣṇu-Pradakṣiṇā; Supremacy of Hari-Bhakti

नारायणानुस्मरणोद्यतानां महात्मनां त्यक्तपरिग्रहणाम् । कथं भवत्युग्रभवस्य बंधस्तत्सङ्गलुब्धा यदि मुक्तिभाजः ॥ ५० ॥

nārāyaṇānusmaraṇodyatānāṃ mahātmanāṃ tyaktaparigrahaṇām | kathaṃ bhavatyugrabhavasya baṃdhastatsaṅgalubdhā yadi muktibhājaḥ || 50 ||

Für die großen Seelen, die stets darauf bedacht sind, Nārāyaṇa zu erinnern und Besitzanspruch aufgegeben haben, wie könnte es da eine Fessel geben, die aus dem wilden weltlichen Werden geboren ist? Selbst wenn sie in solche Gemeinschaft hineingezogen werden, bleiben sie Teilhaber der Befreiung (moksha).

nārāyaṇānusmaraṇodyatānāmof those intent on remembering Narayana
nārāyaṇānusmaraṇodyatānām:
Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootnārāyaṇānusmaraṇodyata (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural
mahātmanāmof the great souls
mahātmanām:
Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootmahātman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural
tyaktaparigrahāṇāmof those who have abandoned possessions
tyaktaparigrahāṇām:
Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roottyaktaparigraha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural
kathamhow
katham:
None
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkatham (अव्यय)
FormInterrogative Adverb
bhavatibecomes / is
bhavati:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootbhū (धातु)
FormLat Lakara (Present), Prathama Purusha (3rd), Singular
ugrabhavasyaof the terrible worldly existence (samsara)
ugrabhavasya:
Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootugrabhava (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular
bandhaḥbondage
bandhaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbandha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
tatsaṅgalubdhāḥgreedy for association with Him
tatsaṅgalubdhāḥ:
Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roottatsaṅgalubdha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
yadiif
yadi:
None
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyadi (अव्यय)
FormConjunction
muktibhājaḥpartakers of liberation
muktibhājaḥ:
Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
TypeNoun
Rootmuktibhāj (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

N
Narayana
V
Vishnu

FAQs

It declares that unwavering remembrance of Nārāyaṇa combined with renunciation of possessiveness (parigraha) dissolves saṃsāric bondage; such devotees are intrinsically oriented toward mokṣa.

Bhakti is presented as continuous smaraṇa (anusmaraṇa) of Nārāyaṇa; when devotion is steady, even incidental contact with worldly influences cannot firmly bind the devotee.

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is sādhanā-based—daily discipline of smaraṇa and cultivation of vairāgya (non-possessiveness).