Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2
Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā
श्रुत्वा तु मोक्षधर्मान्वै नारदो भगवत्प्रियः । सनंदनमुखोद्गीतान्किं पप्रच्छं ततः परम् ॥ २ ॥
śrutvā tu mokṣadharmānvai nārado bhagavatpriyaḥ | sanaṃdanamukhodgītānkiṃ papracchaṃ tataḥ param || 2 ||
Nachdem er die Lehren der Befreiung (mokṣa) vernommen hatte—gesungen aus Sanandanas eigenem Mund—fragte Nārada, der dem Bhagavān lieb ist, was danach komme.
Suta (narrating the dialogue; describing Narada’s action)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It highlights the ideal seeker: even Nārada, dear to Bhagavān, listens first to mokṣa-dharma from a realized teacher (Sanandana) and then inquires further—showing that liberation unfolds through attentive hearing (śravaṇa) followed by sincere questioning (paripraśna).
By calling Nārada “bhagavat-priya,” the verse frames the inquiry into mokṣa-dharma as rooted in closeness to Bhagavān; devotion matures through humble listening to saintly instruction and a desire to know the next, deeper step.
The verse models the method of śāstra-learning—structured transmission (a teacher’s recitation) and disciplined inquiry—an approach central to Vedāṅga-based study even when the topic is mokṣa rather than ritual technique.