Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 76

Anadhyaya and the Winds: From Vedic Recitation Protocol to Sanatkumara’s Moksha-Upadesha

Devanagari script

त्यक्त्वा धर्ममधर्मं च ह्युभे सत्यानृते त्यज । त्यज धर्ममसंकल्पादधर्मं चाप्यहिंसया ॥ ७६ ॥

Transliteration

tyaktvā dharmamadharmaṃ ca hyubhe satyānṛte tyaja | tyaja dharmamasaṃkalpādadharmaṃ cāpyahiṃsayā || 76 ||

Translation

ധർമ്മവും അധർമ്മവും രണ്ടും ഉപേക്ഷിച്ച്, സത്യവും അസത്യവും എന്ന ജോടിയെയും വിട്ടുകളയുക. അസങ്കൽപത്വത്തിലൂടെ ‘ധർമ്മം’ ഉപേക്ഷിക്ക; അഹിംസയിലൂടെ ‘അധർമ്മം’യും ഉപേക്ഷിക്ക.

Word by Word

• त्यक्त्वा: having abandoned
• त्यक्त्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभावः; पूर्वकाले कृत्यं दर्शयति

• धर्मम्: dharma
• धर्मम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अधर्मम्: adharma
• अधर्मम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• उभे: both
• उभे: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; अत्र कर्मरूपेण (सत्य-अनृतयोः)

• सत्ये: truth (as one of the two)
• सत्ये: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन (सत्ये)

• अनृते: untruth (as one of the two)
• अनृते: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन (अनृते)

• त्यज: abandon
• त्यज: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• त्यज: abandon
• त्यज: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• धर्मम्: dharma
• धर्मम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• असंकल्पात्: from absence of intention (without volition)
• असंकल्पात्: Apadana/Hetu (अपादान/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असंकल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; हेतौ/कारणे (from non-intention)

• अधर्मम्: adharma
• अधर्मम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (also/even)

• अहिंसया: by non-violence
• अहिंसया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहिंसा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It teaches a Moksha-Dharma principle: liberation requires going beyond moral dualities (dharma/adharma, satya/anṛta) by resting in non-reactive awareness—acting without egoic intention and refusing harm.

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

By removing saṅkalpa (self-centered motive) and grounding conduct in ahiṃsā, the seeker becomes fit for pure Vishnu-bhakti—service without personal agenda and compassion toward all beings.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ethical discipline (ahiṃsā) and mental restraint (saṅkalpa-tyāga) as practical foundations that support Vedic practice; it is not a technical Vedanga lesson like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa, but a prerequisite inner discipline for all sādhanā.