Shloka 33
Nārāyaṇasya Guhya-nāmāni Niruktāni (Etymologies of Nārāyaṇa’s Secret Epithets) / नारायणस्य गुह्यनामानि निरुक्तानि
यदा सर्व परित्यज्य गन्तव्यमवशेन ते । अनर्थे किं प्रसक्तस्त्वं स्वमर्थ नानुतिष्ठसि
yadā sarvaṃ parityajya gantavyam avaśena te | anarthe kiṃ prasaktas tvaṃ svam arthaṃ nānutiṣṭhasi ||
Нарада сказал: «Когда тебе, против воли, придётся уйти отсюда, оставив всё, зачем ты привязываешься к этому миру, по сути бесплодному? Почему не следуешь своему истинному благу — подвигу, ведущему к освобождению?»
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Since departure from life is inevitable and involuntary, attachment to worldly, ultimately fruitless pursuits is irrational; one should instead cultivate the ‘true good’—spiritual practice aimed at liberation (mokṣa).
Nārada admonishes the listener with a reflective question, contrasting unavoidable death and abandonment of all possessions with the listener’s present attachment, urging a turn toward liberative discipline rather than transient gains.