Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 42
Threefold Suffering, Twofold Knowledge, and the Definition of Bhagavān (Vāsudeva); Prelude to Keśidhvaja–Janaka Yoga
ब्रह्मविद्यामधिष्टाय तर्तुं मृत्युमपि स्वयम् । एकदा वर्तमानस्य यागे योगविदां वर ॥ ४० ॥
brahmavidyāmadhiṣṭāya tartuṃ mṛtyumapi svayam | ekadā vartamānasya yāge yogavidāṃ vara || 40 ||
Established in Brahma-vidyā, the knowledge of Brahman, he was able—even by himself—to cross beyond death. Once, while a yajña was in progress, O best among the knowers of Yoga, this occurred.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-Dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It states that firm establishment in Brahmavidyā (knowledge of the Absolute) enables one to transcend death itself, indicating mokṣa as victory over mortality rather than merely ritual merit.
Though the verse speaks in the language of Brahmavidyā and Yoga, it places liberation beyond death above external performance; in Narada Purana’s mokṣa-dharma, such realization is typically supported by purity, surrender, and God-centered practice that culminates in direct spiritual freedom.
The verse references yajña (ritual sacrifice), implying the ritual framework of Kalpa (Vedāṅga dealing with rites), while emphasizing that inner realization (Brahmavidyā/Yoga) is the decisive means for transcending death.