Shloka 86

इक्ष्वाकुवंश-प्रसङ्गः, पुरंजय-दैवसाहाय्य-कथा, युवनाश्व-मांधातृ-उत्पत्तिः, सौभरि-वैराग्योपदेशः

Devanagari script

निःसङ्गता मुक्तिपदं यतीनां सङ्गाद् अशेषाः प्रभवन्ति दोषाः आरूढयोगो ऽपि निपात्यते ऽधः सङ्गेन योगी किम् उताल्पसिद्धिः

Transliteration

niḥsaṅgatā muktipadaṃ yatīnāṃ saṅgād aśeṣāḥ prabhavanti doṣāḥ ārūḍhayogo 'pi nipātyate 'dhaḥ saṅgena yogī kim utālpasiddhiḥ

Translation

Für Entsagende ist Unanhaftung selbst das Tor zur Befreiung; aus Umgang jedoch entstehen restlos alle Fehler. Selbst wer im Yoga aufgestiegen ist, kann durch Gesellschaft hinabgestürzt werden—wie erst ein Yogi mit geringer Vollendung!

Word by Word

• निःसङ्गता: non-attachment
• निःसङ्गता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निःसङ्गता (प्रातिपदिक) < निः + सङ्ग (उपसर्ग+प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भाववाचक-नाम (abstract noun)

• मुक्तिपदम्: the state/goal of liberation
• मुक्तिपदम्: Predicate/Complement (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मुक्तेः पदम्)

• यतीनाम्: of ascetics
• यतीनाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• सङ्गात्: from attachment
• सङ्गात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• अशेषाः: all, without remainder
• अशेषाः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (दोषाः इति)

• प्रभवन्ति: arise, originate
• प्रभवन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• दोषाः: faults, defects
• दोषाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• आरूढयोगः: one established in yoga / established yoga
• आरूढयोगः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरूढ (कृदन्त; √रुह् धातु, क्त) + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (आरूढः योगः)

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपवादार्थक

• निपात्यते: is made to fall, is cast down
• निपात्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु) + नि (उपसर्ग) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• अधः: downwards
• अधः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of direction)

• सङ्गेन: by attachment
• सङ्गेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• योगी: a yogin
• योगी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Interrogative (प्रश्न)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक सर्वनाम

• उत: indeed, then, moreover
• उत: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विशेषार्थ/समुच्चयार्थ

• अल्पसिद्धिः: a small attainment
• अल्पसिद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अल्प + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (अल्पा सिद्धिः)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: For a renunciant, non-attachment and careful avoidance of corrupting association are essential safeguards for liberation, since even advanced yoga can be undone by saṅga.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Choose company intentionally (satsaṅga), limit addictive social inputs, and keep daily disciplines that reinforce dispassion.

Vishishtadvaita: Liberation is approached by purifying one’s disposition (anukūlya) for the Lord through vairāgya; saṅga obstructs prapatti/bhakti by strengthening doṣas in the jīva.

Vaishnava Theology

Bhakti Type: Shanta

FAQs

What is the significance of non-attachment (niḥsaṅga) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents non-attachment as the very “step/place” of liberation for renunciants, implying that freedom from clinging is not auxiliary but central to moksha.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the danger of association (saṅga)?

Parāśara states that from saṅga arise “all faults,” and that even an advanced yogin can fall due to unwholesome company—therefore vigilance is essential at every stage.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Although Vishnu is not named in the verse, the teaching supports the Purana’s liberation framework: purification through detachment steadies devotion and knowledge oriented toward the Supreme Reality, Vishnu.