Shloka 19

कामतृष्णावैराग्योपदेशः तथा राज्यविभागः

Teaching on Desire & Renunciation; Delegation of Kingdoms

Devanagari script

तस्माद् एताम् अहं त्यक्त्वा ब्रह्मण्य् आधाय मानसम् निर्द्वन्द्वो निर्ममो भूत्वा चरिष्यामि मृगैः सह

Transliteration

tasmād etām ahaṃ tyaktvā brahmaṇy ādhāya mānasam nirdvandvo nirmamo bhūtvā cariṣyāmi mṛgaiḥ saha

Translation

Therefore, abandoning this worldly life, I shall place my mind in Brahman; free from the pairs of opposites and without possessiveness, I will wander along with the deer.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (ablatival adverbial): तस्मात् = 'therefore/from that'

• एताम्: this (her/this one)
• एताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• त्यक्त्वा: having abandoned
• त्यक्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): 'having abandoned'

• ब्रह्मणि: in Brahman
• ब्रह्मणि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• आधाय: having fixed/placed
• आधाय: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + धा (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): 'having placed/fixed'

• मानसम्: mind
• मानसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• निर्द्वन्द्वः: free from pairs of opposites
• निर्द्वन्द्वः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् (उपसर्ग) + द्वन्द्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• निर्ममः: without possessiveness
• निर्ममः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् (उपसर्ग) + मम (अहंकार/ममत्व-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): 'having become'

• चरिष्यामि: I shall go/wander/practise
• चरिष्यामि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• मृगैः: with deer
• मृगैः: Sahakaraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सह: with
• सह: Sahakaraka (Association-marker/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (postposition): 'with'

Speaker

A renouncing seeker within Parasara’s narration to Maitreya (Vishnu Purana dialogue frame: Parasara → Maitreya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Renounce possessiveness and dualities, fixing the mind in Brahman as the route to inner freedom.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Adopt nirdvandva habits: equanimity in praise/blame and gain/loss; simplify possessions; set daily meditation on the Supreme as inner ruler.

Vishishtadvaita: ‘Brahman’ here is naturally read in Purāṇic-Vaiṣṇava context as the Supreme Nārāyaṇa; the mind’s placement is devotionally contemplative rather than impersonal negation.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Brahman

FAQs

What is the significance of becoming nirdvandva (free from dualities) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents nirdvandva as a practical sign of inner steadiness: the seeker no longer swings between pleasure and pain, enabling the mind to rest in the Supreme Reality.

How does Sage Parasara explain the role of renunciation in spiritual attainment?

Within the Parasara–Maitreya teaching frame, renunciation is shown as both external (leaving worldly life) and internal (ending ‘mine-ness’), culminating in fixing the mind on Brahman.

What is the theological importance of the Supreme (Brahman/Vishnu) in this context?

The verse emphasizes that liberation is grounded in turning the mind toward the Supreme Reality; in Vaishnava reading, this Supreme is ultimately identified with Vishnu as the highest refuge.