Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 4
सनंदन उवाच । अत्राप्युदाहरंतीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । यथा मोक्षमनुप्राप्तो जनको मिथिलाधिपः ॥ ४ ॥
sanaṃdana uvāca | atrāpyudāharaṃtīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam | yathā mokṣamanuprāpto janako mithilādhipaḥ || 4 ||
সনন্দন বললেন—এখানেও আমি এক প্রাচীন ইতিহাস উদাহরণ দিচ্ছি—যেমন মিথিলার অধিপতি জনক মোক্ষ লাভ করেছিলেন।
Sanandana
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It introduces Janaka’s life as an authoritative example (itihāsa) to show that moksha is attainable—even for a king—through right understanding and conduct.
This particular verse does not directly teach bhakti practices; it sets up an instructive narrative. In the Narada Purana’s moksha-dharma style, such examples later support devotion and knowledge by showing liberation is possible within worldly duties.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it functions as a narrative marker introducing an ancient exemplum for moksha instruction.