Shloka 58

Nārāyaṇasya Guhya-nāmāni Niruktāni (Etymologies of Nārāyaṇa’s Secret Epithets) / नारायणस्य गुह्यनामानि निरुक्तानि

Devanagari script

स त्वं निवृत्तबन्धस्तु निवृत्तश्नापि कर्मत:

Transliteration

sa tvaṃ nivṛttabandhas tu nivṛttaś cāpi karmataḥ

Translation

Nārada said: You, having withdrawn from worldly ties, and having also turned away from action (as a binding pursuit), now stand free from the entanglements that ordinarily compel a person. The ethical emphasis is on inner renunciation—loosening attachment to relationships and to karma performed for personal ends.

Word by Word

सःhe/that (one)

त्वम्you

निवृत्तबन्धःone whose bondage has ceased / freed from bonds

तुbut/indeed

निवृत्तश्नःone who has ceased eating (abstinent)

अपिalso/even

कर्मतःfrom action; with respect to action

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True freedom is marked by nivṛtti: the cessation of binding attachments (bandha) and the turning away from karma pursued for self-interest. The verse points to inner detachment as the ethical foundation for liberation-oriented life.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada addresses the listener directly, characterizing them as one who has already withdrawn from bonds and from action as a binding enterprise, setting up further instruction on the path of renunciation and liberation.