Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2
The Exposition of Spiritual Knowledge
Jñāna-pradarśanam
शान्ता जितारिषड्वर्गा योगेनाप्यनहङ्कृताः । यजन्ति ज्ञानयोगेन ज्ञानरूपिणमव्ययम् ॥ २ ॥
śāntā jitāriṣaḍvargā yogenāpyanahaṅkṛtāḥ | yajanti jñānayogena jñānarūpiṇamavyayam || 2 ||
তেওঁলোক শান্ত, ষড়্বৰ্গ (ছয় অন্তঃশত্রু) জয় কৰিছে, যোগত স্থিত হৈও অহংকাৰহীন; জ্ঞানযোগে জ্ঞানস্বৰূপ অব্যয় প্ৰভুক উপাসনা কৰে।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It defines the mark of a liberated-leaning seeker: inner peace, victory over the six passions, and egolessness, culminating in worship of the Imperishable Reality through jñāna-yoga (knowledge as sacrifice).
It frames devotion as refined worship: not merely external ritual, but reverent absorption in the Imperishable Lord as Knowledge itself—bhakti expressed as steady, ego-free contemplation and surrender of the mind’s impurities.
Rather than a technical Vedanga, the verse highlights the practical discipline behind all sacred study—self-mastery (conquering ari-ṣaḍvarga) and correct inner orientation—without which recitation, ritual, or learning bears limited spiritual fruit.