Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 76

Anadhyaya and the Winds: From Vedic Recitation Protocol to Sanatkumara’s Moksha-Upadesha

Devanagari script

त्यक्त्वा धर्ममधर्मं च ह्युभे सत्यानृते त्यज । त्यज धर्ममसंकल्पादधर्मं चाप्यहिंसया ॥ ७६ ॥

Transliteration

tyaktvā dharmamadharmaṃ ca hyubhe satyānṛte tyaja | tyaja dharmamasaṃkalpādadharmaṃ cāpyahiṃsayā || 76 ||

Translation

دھرم اور ادھرم دونوں کو چھوڑ کر، سچ اور جھوٹ کی جوڑی کو بھی ترک کر دے۔ بے ارادہ (بے نیت) ہو کر ‘دھرم’ کو چھوڑ، اور اہنسا (عدمِ تشدد) کے ذریعے ‘ادھرم’ کو بھی چھوڑ دے۔

Word by Word

• त्यक्त्वा: having abandoned
• त्यक्त्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभावः; पूर्वकाले कृत्यं दर्शयति

• धर्मम्: dharma
• धर्मम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अधर्मम्: adharma
• अधर्मम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• उभे: both
• उभे: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; अत्र कर्मरूपेण (सत्य-अनृतयोः)

• सत्ये: truth (as one of the two)
• सत्ये: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन (सत्ये)

• अनृते: untruth (as one of the two)
• अनृते: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन (अनृते)

• त्यज: abandon
• त्यज: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• त्यज: abandon
• त्यज: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• धर्मम्: dharma
• धर्मम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• असंकल्पात्: from absence of intention (without volition)
• असंकल्पात्: Apadana/Hetu (अपादान/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असंकल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; हेतौ/कारणे (from non-intention)

• अधर्मम्: adharma
• अधर्मम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (also/even)

• अहिंसया: by non-violence
• अहिंसया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहिंसा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It teaches a Moksha-Dharma principle: liberation requires going beyond moral dualities (dharma/adharma, satya/anṛta) by resting in non-reactive awareness—acting without egoic intention and refusing harm.

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

By removing saṅkalpa (self-centered motive) and grounding conduct in ahiṃsā, the seeker becomes fit for pure Vishnu-bhakti—service without personal agenda and compassion toward all beings.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ethical discipline (ahiṃsā) and mental restraint (saṅkalpa-tyāga) as practical foundations that support Vedic practice; it is not a technical Vedanga lesson like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa, but a prerequisite inner discipline for all sādhanā.