Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 42
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किंचित्त्वां प्रष्टुमिच्छामि तत्त्वं मोक्षार्थसाधनम् । तद्वदस्व महाभाग यथा तज्ज्ञानमाप्नुयाम् ॥ ४२ ॥
kiṃcittvāṃ praṣṭumicchāmi tattvaṃ mokṣārthasādhanam | tadvadasva mahābhāga yathā tajjñānamāpnuyām || 42 ||
Ich möchte dich um etwas fragen: um das wahre Tattva und um das Mittel, das zur Befreiung (mokṣa) führt. O Hochbegnadeter, sprich es aus, damit ich die Erkenntnis jener Wirklichkeit erlange.
Narada (questioning a Sanatkumara brother/teacher)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames liberation as requiring both clarity about tattva (ultimate Reality) and a defined sādhana (means), emphasizing humble inquiry as the doorway to tattva-jñāna.
While bhakti is not named here, the attitude of surrender—requesting instruction from an exalted teacher—matches the Narada Purana’s broader method where devotion and right knowledge together mature into liberation.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Śikṣā) is taught in this verse; it is a foundational request for mokṣa-sādhana and tattva-jñāna that later teachings may support with scriptural reasoning and disciplined practice.