Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9

Janaka’s Quest for Liberation; Pañcaśikha’s Sāṅkhya on Renunciation, Elements, Guṇas, and the Deathless State

Devanagari script

सर्वसंन्यासधर्माणः तत्त्वज्ञानविनिश्चये । सुपर्यवसितार्थश्च निर्द्वंद्वो नष्टसंशयः ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

sarvasaṃnyāsadharmāṇaḥ tattvajñānaviniścaye | suparyavasitārthaśca nirdvaṃdvo naṣṭasaṃśayaḥ || 9 ||

Translation

അവൻ സർവ്വസന്ന്യാസധർമ്മങ്ങളെയും ഉൾക്കൊണ്ടവൻ; തത്ത്വജ്ഞാനനിശ്ചയത്തിൽ ദൃഢമായി സ്ഥാപിതൻ; ലക്ഷ്യം പൂർണ്ണമായി സഫലമായവൻ; ദ്വന്ദ്വാതീതനും സംശയരഹിതനും ആയിരുന്നു।

Word by Word

• सर्वसंन्यासधर्माणः: (those) of all renunciant duties
• सर्वसंन्यासधर्माणः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-संन्यास-धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां संन्यासधर्माणां—text suggests ‘those of all renunciant duties’; form may be intended as सर्वसंन्यासधर्माणः = सर्वसंन्यासधर्माः)

• तत्त्वज्ञानविनिश्चये: in the ascertainment of knowledge of reality
• तत्त्वज्ञानविनिश्चये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व-ज्ञान-विनिश्चय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (तत्त्वस्य ज्ञानस्य विनिश्चयः)

• सुपर्यवसितार्थः: whose aim is well-settled
• सुपर्यवसितार्थः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-परि-अवसित-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सुपरि अवसितः अर्थः यस्य/whose purpose is well-determined)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• निर्द्वन्द्वः: free from dualities
• निर्द्वन्द्वः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्-द्वन्द्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नञ्/निर्-तत्पुरुषः (द्वन्द्व-रहितः)

• नष्टसंशयः: whose doubts are destroyed
• नष्टसंशयः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नष्ट-संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (नष्टः संशयः यस्य)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada on Moksha Dharma and the characteristics of the realized renunciate)

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 liberated temperament: complete renunciation, certainty in knowledge of reality, freedom from dualities, and the end of doubt—core markers of moksha in the Purana’s Moksha Dharma section.

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

Though expressed in jñāna-and-sannyāsa language, it supports mature bhakti by describing the inner result of devotion: steadiness, freedom from reactive dualities, and unwavering clarity that removes doubt.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is ethical-spiritual discipline—cultivating nirdvandva (equanimity) and viniścaya (firm conviction) through study, reflection, and sustained practice.