Shloka 44
नरनारायण-नारदसंवादः
Nara-Nārāyaṇa–Nārada Discourse on Vision, Elements, and Entry into Vāsudeva
त्यज धर्ममधर्म च उभे सत्यानृते त्यज । उभे सत्यानृते त्यक्त्वा येन त्यजसि तं॑ त्यज
tyaja dharmam adharmaṃ ca ubhe satyānṛte tyaja | ubhe satyānṛte tyaktvā yena tyajasi taṃ tyaja ||
Nārada disse: «Abandona tanto o dharma quanto o adharma; abandona tanto a verdade quanto a não-verdade. Tendo renunciado à verdade e à não-verdade, renuncia até mesmo àquilo pelo qual renuncias: solta o próprio ‘eu’ (ego) que reivindica o ato da renúncia.»
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse points to a higher renunciation beyond moral dualities: one should transcend attachment to categories like dharma/adharma and satya/anṛta, and finally relinquish the subtle ego that takes pride in ‘my renunciation’—a move toward liberation through non-attachment and self-knowledge.
In the Śānti Parva’s liberation-oriented discourse, Nārada delivers a concise instruction on detachment: he urges the listener to go beyond opposites and even beyond the sense of being the agent of renunciation, aligning the teaching with mokṣa-centered reflection rather than social or ritual duty alone.