Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 66
Janaka’s Quest for Liberation; Pañcaśikha’s Sāṅkhya on Renunciation, Elements, Guṇas, and the Deathless State
त्याग एव हि सर्वेषामुक्तानामपि कर्मणाम् । नित्यं मिथ्याविनीतानां क्लेशो दुःखावहो तमः ॥ ६६ ॥
tyāga eva hi sarveṣāmuktānāmapi karmaṇām | nityaṃ mithyāvinītānāṃ kleśo duḥkhāvaho tamaḥ || 66 ||
แท้จริงแล้ว “การสละ” (ทยาคะ) เท่านั้นเป็นแก่นของกรรมทั้งปวงที่ได้สอนไว้; แต่ผู้ที่ฝึกตนอยู่ในความเท็จเสมอ ย่อมเกิดความทุกข์ระทม—ความมืดที่นำพาโศกเศร้า.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It teaches that the inner spirit of all prescribed religious actions is tyāga—releasing attachment and ego—because clinging to false notions (mithyā) keeps one in tamas (ignorance) and thus in suffering.
Bhakti matures through tyāga: surrendering possessiveness and self-centered motives. When false identifications are abandoned, devotion becomes pure, and the darkness that produces sorrow is dispelled.
The verse points to the practical application behind ritual action (karma-kāṇḍa): without inner renunciation, discipline can become misdirected. It emphasizes ethical-psychological training—right discernment over “mithyā”—rather than a technical Vedanga like Jyotiṣa or Vyākaraṇa.