Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57

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

Devanagari script

परित्यज्याशिषं सौम्य दुःखग्रामाद्विमोक्ष्यसे । तपरोनित्येन दांतेन मुनिना संयतात्मना ॥ ५७ ॥

Transliteration

parityajyāśiṣaṃ saumya duḥkhagrāmādvimokṣyase | taparonityena dāṃtena muninā saṃyatātmanā || 57 ||

Translation

ହେ ସୌମ୍ୟ, ଆଶିଷ (ଫଳାଶା) ତ୍ୟାଗ କଲେ ତୁମେ ଦୁଃଖ-ଗ୍ରାମରୁ ମୁକ୍ତ ହେବ। ଏହା ନିତ୍ୟତପସ୍ବୀ, ଦାନ୍ତ, ସଂଯତାତ୍ମ ମୁନିଙ୍କ ସାଧନାରେ ସିଦ୍ଧ।

Word by Word

• parityajya: having renounced
• parityajya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√tyaj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having abandoned’

• āśiṣam: wish; desire
• āśiṣam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśiṣ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• saumya: O gentle one
• saumya: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saumya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

• duḥkha-grāmāt: from the heap of sorrow
• duḥkha-grāmāt: Apādāna (अपादान/ablative-source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक) + grāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘mass/collection of suffering’)

• vimokṣyase: you will be freed
• vimokṣyase: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√muc (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), आत्मनेपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• tapaḥ-paraḥ: devoted to austerity
• tapaḥ-paraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक) + para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘devoted to austerity’)

• nityena: by constant (practice)
• nityena: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; instrumental ‘by/with constant (practice)’

• dāntena: by the restrained
• dāntena: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dānta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √dam)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; past participle ‘tamed/self-restrained’

• muninā: by the sage
• muninā: Karaṇa (करण/instrument/agentive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• saṃyata-ātmanā: by one of controlled self
• saṃyata-ātmanā: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃyata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √yam) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘with controlled self’)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It teaches that liberation arises from dropping reward-seeking desire (āśiṣ) and cultivating steady austerity and self-restraint; desire is portrayed as the root that keeps one living in the ‘settlement’ of suffering.

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

It aligns with pure devotion by implying desireless practice—when worship or sādhana is done without craving for boons, the mind becomes controlled and fit for higher realization and unwavering devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is sādhana-discipline—dama (sense-control), saṃyama (mind-restraint), and tapas as the applied method for moksha.