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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 43

Janaka Instructs Śuka: Āśrama-Sequence, Guru-Dependence, and Marks of Liberation

व्यवसायेन शुद्धेन मद्विधैश्छिन्नसंशयाः । विमुच्य हृदयग्रंथीनार्तिमासादयंति ताम् ॥ ४३ ॥

vyavasāyena śuddhena madvidhaiśchinnasaṃśayāḥ | vimucya hṛdayagraṃthīnārtimāsādayaṃti tām || 43 ||

Par un effort pur et résolu, ceux qui sont comme moi—dont les doutes ont été tranchés—délient les nœuds du cœur et atteignent ainsi cet état où toute souffrance s’achève.

व्यवसायेनby effort/resolve
व्यवसायेन:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootव्यवसाय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण/हेतु
शुद्धेनpure
शुद्धेन:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (व्यवसायेन इत्यस्य)
मत्-विधैःwith those like me
मत्-विधैः:
Sahakari/Karana (सहकारी/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootमत् (अस्मद्-सम्बद्ध; ‘my’) + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (मम विधाः = ‘like me’); सहार्थे तृतीया (with persons like me)
छिन्न-संशयाः(those) whose doubts are cut off
छिन्न-संशयाः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootछिन्न (कृदन्त; √छिद् (धातु) + क्त) + संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि-समासः (येषां संशयाः छिन्नाः ते)
विमुच्यhaving freed (released)
विमुच्य:
Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवि-√मुच् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); ‘having released’
हृदय-ग्रन्थीन्knots of the heart
हृदय-ग्रन्थीन्:
Karma (कर्म; object of ‘vimucya’)
TypeNoun
Rootहृदय (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्रन्थि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (हृदयस्य ग्रन्थयः)
आर्तिम्distress/suffering
आर्तिम्:
Karma (कर्म; object of ‘āsādayanti’)
TypeNoun
Rootआर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
आसादयन्तिthey reach/attain
आसादयन्ति:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootआ-√सद् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense not required here (simple ‘reach/attain’)
ताम्that
ताम्:
Karma (कर्म; deictic)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma context)

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

N
Narada

FAQs

It teaches that liberation is marked by two inner transformations—doubts are decisively removed and the “knot of the heart” (deep-seated attachment/ego-binding) is loosened—leading to the end of distress.

By emphasizing śuddha-vyavasāya (pure, steady commitment), it aligns with disciplined bhakti-sādhana: sustained, purified devotion under guidance of realized devotees removes doubt and inner bondage, culminating in freedom from sorrow.

No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is directly taught; the practical takeaway is sādhana-discipline—purifying intention and maintaining steady practice to overcome doubt and attachment.