The Naradaparivrajaka Upanishad is a concise guide for renunciants seeking to embrace the Vedic fourth āśrama after fulfilling earlier life stages: brahmacharya, grihastha, and vanaprastha. Attributed to a sage before Siddhartha Gautama, it emphasizes the role of sannyasa as a culmination of the varna-ashrama system, promoting total disengagement from worldly attachments. Renunciates engage in existential inquiry, declaring “civil death.” The text champions disciplined practices, arranging life sequentially through various stages until readiness for sannyasa emerges. Beyond mere rituals, true renunciates attain liberation through profound inner realization of the Self, as taught in the Upanishad’s concluding insights.