Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 80

Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation

Devanagari script

सर्वसंगपरित्यागी मैथुनेयस्तु वर्त्तते । स चंडालसमो ज्ञेयः सर्ववर्णबहिष्कृतः ॥ ८० ॥

Transliteration

sarvasaṃgaparityāgī maithuneyastu varttate | sa caṃḍālasamo jñeyaḥ sarvavarṇabahiṣkṛtaḥ || 80 ||

Translation

Ainda que tenha renunciado a todas as associações mundanas, se vive como maithuneya (devoto da indulgência sexual), deve ser tido como igual a um caṇḍāla, excluído por todas as varṇas.

Word by Word

• सर्वसंगपरित्यागी: one who has renounced all attachments
• सर्वसंगपरित्यागी: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-संग-परित्यागिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः: सर्वेषां संगानां परित्यागी (one who abandons all associations)

• मैथुनेयः: one devoted to sexual intercourse; lecher
• मैथुनेयः: प्रत्यय (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मैथुनेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: but
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (but/however)

• वर्तते: behaves; exists as
• वर्तते: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• चण्डालसमः: equal to a caṇḍāla (outcaste)
• चण्डालसमः: प्रत्यय (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चण्डाल-सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); उपमान-तत्पुरुषार्थः: चण्डाल इव समः (equal to a caṇḍāla)

• ज्ञेयः: should be known (as)
• ज्ञेयः: क्रिया (Kriyā/Predicative injunction)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्तव्य/विधेयार्थक-यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive: “to be known”), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्ववर्णबहिष्कृतः: excluded from all social classes
• सर्ववर्णबहिष्कृतः: प्रत्यय (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-वर्ण-बहिष्कृत (प्रातिपदिक; बहिः + कृ धातु-क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासार्थः: सर्वैः वर्णैः बहिष्कृतः (excluded by all varṇas)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a dharma-instruction context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

FAQs

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

It states that external renunciation is incomplete without mastery over sensual craving; indulgence in maithuna undermines the very aim of vairagya and dharma, making one spiritually unfit for higher practice.

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

Bhakti requires inner purity and steadiness of mind; uncontrolled desire scatters attention and weakens vows, japa, and worship—so the verse stresses self-restraint as a support for sincere devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It primarily reflects dharma-śāstra style discipline rather than a specific Vedāṅga; the practical takeaway is sadācāra—ethical conduct and restraint as prerequisites for effective ritual practice and spiritual study.