Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24
Janaka Instructs Śuka: Āśrama-Sequence, Guru-Dependence, and Marks of Liberation
राजसांस्तामसांश्चैव नित्यं दोषान्विसर्जयेत । सात्त्विकं मार्गमास्थाय पश्येदात्मानमात्मना ॥ २४ ॥
rājasāṃstāmasāṃścaiva nityaṃ doṣānvisarjayeta | sāttvikaṃ mārgamāsthāya paśyedātmānamātmanā || 24 ||
Man soll fortwährend die aus rajas und tamas geborenen Makel abwerfen; im sattvigen Pfad Zuflucht nehmend, schaue das Selbst durch das Selbst.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches moksha-dharma through guṇa-purification: by abandoning rajasic and tamasic defects and establishing oneself in sattva, the seeker gains direct realization of the Ātman.
Although the verse speaks in the language of guṇas and self-knowledge, it supports bhakti indirectly: sāttvika living stabilizes the mind, making it fit for steady remembrance and single-pointed devotion that culminates in inner realization.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is sāttvika discipline—daily rejection of harmful tendencies (doṣa) as a foundational sādhana for moksha.