Shloka 65

नरनारायण-नारदसंवादः

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

Devanagari script

पितरं सम्परित्यज्य जगाम मुनिसत्तम: | कैलासपृष्ठं विपुलं सिद्धसंघनिषेवितम्‌

Transliteration

pitaraṃ samparityajya jagāma munisattamaḥ | kailāsapṛṣṭhaṃ vipulaṃ siddhasaṅghaniṣevitam ||

Translation

Nārada said: Having completely renounced his father, the foremost of sages departed for the broad heights of Mount Kailāsa, a region frequented and served by hosts of Siddhas.

Word by Word

• पितरम्: father
• पितरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सम्परित्यज्य: having completely abandoned
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-परि-त्यज्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• जगाम: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मुनिसत्तमः: the best of sages
• मुनिसत्तमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि-सत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कैलासपृष्ठम्: the surface/plateau of Kailāsa
• कैलासपृष्ठम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास-पृष्ठ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विपुलम्: vast
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सिद्धसंघनिषेवितम्: frequented/inhabited by hosts of Siddhas
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध-संघ-निषेवित
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle), नि-सेव्

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• munisattama (unnamed foremost sage)
• father (pitṛ)
• Kailāsa
• Siddhas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights vairāgya (detachment): the sage decisively relinquishes familial ties to pursue a higher spiritual goal, symbolized by going to Kailāsa, a sacred abode associated with perfected beings (Siddhas).

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada narrates that an eminent sage leaves his father behind and travels to the vast heights of Mount Kailāsa, a place frequented by Siddhas, indicating a transition from household bonds to an ascetic, spiritually elevated sphere.