Shloka 11
Yamavākya
The Words of Yama
विहाय सर्वधर्मांस्तु विहाय पितृपूजनम् । विहाय देवपूजां च तीर्थस्नानादिकव्सक्रियाम् ॥ ११ ॥
vihāya sarvadharmāṃstu vihāya pitṛpūjanam | vihāya devapūjāṃ ca tīrthasnānādikavsakriyām || 11 ||
सर्वधर्मान् विहाय, पितृपूजनं विहाय, देवपूजां च विहाय, तीर्थस्नानादिकर्मक्रियामपि परित्यजेत्।
Narada (teaching in a renunciatory/bhakti-exclusive context; dialogue tradition commonly places Narada in instruction mode)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It stresses single-pointed spiritual pursuit: external rites (pitṛ-offerings, deva-worship, tīrtha-bathing) are secondary when the text is urging an exclusive, higher refuge aimed at liberation.
By implying exclusivity—leaving aside competing ritual obligations—so the practitioner can commit wholly to the supreme devotion being taught (the Narada-Purana style emphasis on single-minded bhakti over ritual accumulation).
It indirectly references Karma-kāṇḍa practice—ritual ‘kriyā’ like tīrtha-snāna, deva-pūjā, and pitṛ-yajña—showing that correct ritual performance (linked to Kalpa/Vedāṅga tradition) is acknowledged but deprioritized in favor of the higher soteriological aim.