Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
सनक उवाच । ज्ञानलभ्यं परं मोक्षं प्राहुस्तत्त्वार्थचिंतकाः । यज्ज्ञानं भक्तिमूलं च भक्तिः कर्मवतां तथा ॥ २७ ॥
sanaka uvāca | jñānalabhyaṃ paraṃ mokṣaṃ prāhustattvārthaciṃtakāḥ | yajjñānaṃ bhaktimūlaṃ ca bhaktiḥ karmavatāṃ tathā || 27 ||
Sanaka said: “The contemplators of truth declare that the supreme liberation is attained through knowledge. Yet that very knowledge has bhakti as its root; and likewise, for those engaged in action (karma), bhakti is the means as well.”
Sanaka
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It reconciles the paths by stating that liberation is described as knowledge-born, but authentic knowledge itself is grounded in devotion, making bhakti central to moksha.
Bhakti is presented as the root-cause that matures into true jnana, and also as the sustaining inner attitude for those following karma (ritual and duty), unifying both paths through devotion.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is taught here; the practical takeaway is that ritual action (karma) becomes spiritually fruitful when performed with devotion, aligning conduct with the goal of moksha.