Shloka 86

इक्ष्वाकुवंश-प्रसङ्गः, पुरंजय-दैवसाहाय्य-कथा, युवनाश्व-मांधातृ-उत्पत्तिः, सौभरि-वैराग्योपदेशः

Devanagari script

निःसङ्गता मुक्तिपदं यतीनां सङ्गाद् अशेषाः प्रभवन्ति दोषाः आरूढयोगो ऽपि निपात्यते ऽधः सङ्गेन योगी किम् उताल्पसिद्धिः

Transliteration

niḥsaṅgatā muktipadaṃ yatīnāṃ saṅgād aśeṣāḥ prabhavanti doṣāḥ ārūḍhayogo 'pi nipātyate 'dhaḥ saṅgena yogī kim utālpasiddhiḥ

Translation

Para los renunciantes, la ausencia de apego es la puerta misma de la liberación; pero de la compañía nacen sin resto todas las faltas. Aun quien ha ascendido en el yoga puede ser arrojado abajo por el trato—¿cuánto más el yogui de logros pequeños?

Word by Word

निःसङ्गताnon-attachment

मुक्तिपदम्the state/goal of liberation

यतीनाम्of ascetics

सङ्गात्from attachment

अशेषाःall, without remainder

प्रभवन्तिarise, originate

दोषाःfaults, defects

आरूढयोगःone established in yoga / established yoga

अपिeven, also

निपात्यतेis made to fall, is cast down

अधःdownwards

सङ्गेनby attachment

योगीa yogin

किम्what?

उतindeed, then, moreover

अल्पसिद्धिःa small attainment

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: For a renunciant, non-attachment and careful avoidance of corrupting association are essential safeguards for liberation, since even advanced yoga can be undone by saṅga.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Choose company intentionally (satsaṅga), limit addictive social inputs, and keep daily disciplines that reinforce dispassion.

Vishishtadvaita: Liberation is approached by purifying one’s disposition (anukūlya) for the Lord through vairāgya; saṅga obstructs prapatti/bhakti by strengthening doṣas in the jīva.

Vaishnava Theology

Bhakti Type: Shanta

FAQs

What is the significance of non-attachment (niḥsaṅga) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents non-attachment as the very “step/place” of liberation for renunciants, implying that freedom from clinging is not auxiliary but central to moksha.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the danger of association (saṅga)?

Parāśara states that from saṅga arise “all faults,” and that even an advanced yogin can fall due to unwholesome company—therefore vigilance is essential at every stage.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Although Vishnu is not named in the verse, the teaching supports the Purana’s liberation framework: purification through detachment steadies devotion and knowledge oriented toward the Supreme Reality, Vishnu.