Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 31
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
ज्ञानं च मोक्षदं प्राहुस्तज्ज्ञानं योगिनां भवेत् । योगस्तु द्विविधः प्रोक्तः कर्मज्ञानप्रभेदतः ॥ ३१ ॥
jñānaṃ ca mokṣadaṃ prāhustajjñānaṃ yogināṃ bhavet | yogastu dvividhaḥ proktaḥ karmajñānaprabhedataḥ || 31 ||
Man sagt, jñāna verleihe mokṣa (Befreiung); und dieses Wissen soll den Yogins eigen sein. Zudem wird Yoga als zweifach gelehrt, unterschieden in den Weg des Handelns (karma) und den Weg der Erkenntnis (jñāna).
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the moksha-yoga context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
The verse establishes liberating knowledge (jñāna) as the direct means to moksha and frames yoga as a disciplined approach that culminates in such knowledge.
Bhakti is not named here, but the verse sets the framework often used in Purāṇic teaching: disciplined action (karma) and liberating knowledge (jñāna) can function as preparatory or complementary supports that, in many Narada Purana contexts, mature into devotion-centered realization.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is the doctrinal classification of sādhanā into karma-yoga (duty/ritual-based discipline) and jñāna-yoga (inquiry-based discipline).