Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25

Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation

Devanagari script

परसर्वसंगपरित्यागी शमादिगुणसंयुतः । कामर्द्यैवर्जितोयोगी लभते परमं पदम् ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

parasarvasaṃgaparityāgī śamādiguṇasaṃyutaḥ | kāmardyaivarjitoyogī labhate paramaṃ padam || 25 ||

Translation

The yogin who abandons every attachment, is endowed with virtues beginning with śama (tranquility), and is free from desire and lethargy, attains the Supreme State.

Word by Word

• परसर्वसङ्गपरित्यागी: one who renounces all (external) attachments
• परसर्वसङ्गपरित्यागी: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर + सर्व + सङ्ग + परित्यागिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: (परः सर्वः सङ्गः) तस्य परित्यागी = one who abandons all external attachments

• शमादिगुणसंयुतः: endowed with qualities like calmness
• शमादिगुणसंयुतः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शम + आदि + गुण + संयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; (शमादिभिः गुणैः) संयुतः = endowed with virtues like tranquility

• काम: desire
• काम: समासाङ्ग (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• आर्द्य: sloth; weakness
• आर्द्य: समासाङ्ग (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्द्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (प्रयोगानुसार), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासाङ्ग; अर्थे 'आलस्य/दैन्य' (laziness/weakness)

• एव: indeed
• एव: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• वर्जितः: devoid of; free from
• वर्जितः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्जित (कृदन्त; √वर्ज् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; √वर्ज् = to avoid; विशेषण

• योगी: the yogin
• योगी: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; √लभ् = to obtain

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• पदम्: state; abode
• पदम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumāra (in instruction to Nārada, within the mokṣa-oriented teaching flow)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It defines the inner qualifications for liberation: total non-attachment, cultivation of śama and allied virtues, and freedom from desire and inertia—leading to parama pada (the Supreme State).

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By emphasizing non-attachment and inner purity, it supports bhakti as a focused, undistracted orientation toward the Supreme; desire and laziness are shown as obstacles that dilute steady remembrance and devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is sādhana-śāstra oriented—training the mind (śama), senses (dama implied), and removing hindrances (kāma, ālasya).