Shloka 21
The Glory of the Divine Name and the Doctrine of Name-Offenses
Nāma-aparādha
श्रीनारद उवाच । सनत्कुमार प्रिय साहसानां विवेकवैराग्यविवर्जितानाम् । देहप्रियार्थात्मपरायणानां मुक्तापराधाः प्रभवंति नः कथम्
śrīnārada uvāca | sanatkumāra priya sāhasānāṃ vivekavairāgyavivarjitānām | dehapriyārthātmaparāyaṇānāṃ muktāparādhāḥ prabhavaṃti naḥ katham
Śrī Nārada berkata: Wahai Sanatkumāra yang dikasihi, bagaimana kami dapat bebas daripada aparādha, sedangkan kami cenderung bertindak terburu-buru, tanpa विवेक (viveka) dan vairāgya, serta terikat pada tubuh, pada yang dicintai, pada harta, dan pada tujuan yang berpusat pada diri?
Śrī Nārada
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: forest
Sandhi Resolution Notes: श्रीनारदः = श्री + नारदः (उपपद-समासवत् प्रयोग); देहप्रियार्थात्मपरायणानाम् बहुपद-समास; प्रभवंति = प्रभवन्ति (लिप्यन्तर-भेद).
FAQs
Nārada asks how one can become free from aparādha (offenses/faults) when one’s mind is dominated by rashness, lack of discernment (viveka), lack of dispassion (vairāgya), and attachment to the body and worldly aims.
Viveka provides clear moral-spiritual discrimination, while vairāgya reduces compulsive attachment to body and possessions; together they curb impulsive actions that lead to wrongdoing.
It implies that ethical stability depends on self-awareness and restraint: reducing ego-centered goals and bodily/worldly fixation helps prevent harmful, impulsive choices and their consequences.