Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
अहमादिविशेषांता जातायस्य प्रभावतगः । तं विद्यान्मोक्षदं विष्णुं नारायणमनामयम् ॥ ९ ॥
ahamādiviśeṣāṃtā jātāyasya prabhāvatagaḥ | taṃ vidyānmokṣadaṃ viṣṇuṃ nārāyaṇamanāmayam || 9 ||
যাঁর শক্তিতে ‘আমি’ বোধ থেকে শুরু করে সূক্ষ্মতম ভেদ পর্যন্ত সকল বিশেষতা উদ্ভূত হয়েছে—তাঁকেই মোক্ষদাতা বিষ্ণু, অনাময় নারায়ণ বলে জানো।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It identifies Narayana (Vishnu) as the ultimate source from whom the entire field of differentiated experience—starting with ego-consciousness—arises, and affirms Him as the direct giver of moksha.
By directing the seeker to ‘know’ Vishnu-Narayana as the liberation-giver and flawless refuge, it frames devotion and contemplation on Narayana as the most reliable orientation for transcending ego-based distinctions.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is a tattva-focused discipline—reducing identification with aham (ego) and centering worship/meditation on Narayana as mokṣada.