Shloka 53

नरनारायण-नारदसंवादः

Nara-Nārāyaṇa–Nārada Discourse on Vision, Elements, and Entry into Vāsudeva

Devanagari script

तस्माद्‌ योगं समास्थाय त्यक्त्वा गृहकलेवरम्‌ । वायुभूत: प्रवेक्ष्यामि तेजोराशिं दिवाकरम्‌,अतः मैं योगका आश्रय ले इस देह-गेहका परित्याग करके वायुरूप हो तेजोराशिमय सूर्यमण्डलमें प्रवेश करूँगा

Transliteration

tasmād yogaṃ samāsthāya tyaktvā gṛha-kalevaram | vāyu-bhūtaḥ pravekṣyāmi tejo-rāśiṃ divākaram ||

Translation

Therefore, taking refuge in yoga, I shall abandon this dwelling of the body and, becoming like the wind, enter the Sun—an orb amassed of blazing radiance.

Word by Word

तस्मात्therefore/from that

योगम्yoga (discipline)

समास्थायhaving resorted to / having taken up

त्यक्त्वाhaving abandoned

गृहकलेवरम्house and body (the home-body complex)

वायुभूतःhaving become wind-like / in the form of wind

प्रवेक्ष्यामिI shall enter

तेजोराशिम्mass/heap of radiance

दिवाकरम्the sun

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Divākara (the Sun)

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents yoga as a conscious, disciplined means of renunciation: one relinquishes attachment to the body (seen as a temporary dwelling) and directs the self toward a higher, luminous principle symbolized by the Sun. Ethically, it emphasizes intentional detachment and spiritual aim over bodily or domestic identification.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada declares his intention to depart by yogic power: he will abandon the body and, becoming wind-like, enter the radiant solar sphere. It is a description of a yogin’s chosen exit and ascent, expressed through elemental imagery (air) and cosmic destination (the Sun).