Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
पापक्षयाच्छुद्वमतिर्वांछति ज्ञानमुत्तमम् । ज्ञानं हि मोक्षदं ज्ञेयं तदुपायं वदामि ते ॥ ४६ ॥
pāpakṣayācchudvamatirvāṃchati jñānamuttamam | jñānaṃ hi mokṣadaṃ jñeyaṃ tadupāyaṃ vadāmi te || 46 ||
إذا فَنِيَت الخطايا صَفَتِ النفسُ واشتاقت إلى المعرفة العُليا. واعلم أنّ المعرفة هي المُعطية للتحرّر (موكشا)؛ وسأبيّن لك الوسيلة لبلوغها.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links inner purity with liberation: when sin is diminished, the intellect naturally seeks the highest knowledge, and that knowledge is affirmed as a direct cause of moksha.
While the verse speaks in the language of jñāna, it implies a preparatory purification (pāpakṣaya) that, in Narada Purana practice, is commonly supported by Vishnu-bhakti, vows, and righteous conduct that cleanse the mind and mature it for liberating insight.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is sādhana-oriented: cultivate purity and remove pāpa so the mind becomes fit for liberating knowledge.