Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 4
Kalpa-Lakṣaṇa and Gṛhya-Kalpa: Classifications, Purifications, Implements, and Spatial Rite-Design
वेदकल्पे विधानं तु ऋगादीनां मुनीश्वर । धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणां सिद्ध्यै प्रोक्तं सविस्तरम् ॥ ४ ॥
vedakalpe vidhānaṃ tu ṛgādīnāṃ munīśvara | dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇāṃ siddhyai proktaṃ savistaram || 4 ||
O Herr unter den Weisen, im Veda-kalpa sind die Vorschriften für den Ṛg und die übrigen Veden ausführlich gelehrt worden, damit Dharma, Artha, Kāma und Mokṣa erfolgreich erlangt werden.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames Vedic injunctions (kalpa/vidhi) as a complete means for the four aims of life—ethical order (dharma), prosperity (artha), rightful enjoyment (kāma), and liberation (mokṣa)—showing that ritual discipline and higher purpose are linked.
While bhakti is not named here, the verse implies that properly understood Vedic practice culminates in mokṣa; in the Narada Purana’s mokṣa-dharma context, that culmination is typically aligned with devotion and surrender that purify action and knowledge.
It points to Kalpa—Vedāṅga concerned with ritual rules and procedures—specifically the detailed vidhis for the Ṛg and other Vedas, i.e., how rites are to be performed to produce intended results.