Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 40
Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā
विधत्ते जडवर्गस्य सर्वानुग्राहकः शिवः । शिवसामान्यरूपो हि मोक्षस्तु चिदनुग्रहः ॥ ४० ॥
vidhatte jaḍavargasya sarvānugrāhakaḥ śivaḥ | śivasāmānyarūpo hi mokṣastu cidanugrahaḥ || 40 ||
Śiva, the universal benefactor, bestows His grace upon the entire class of inert beings. For liberation is indeed of the nature of Śiva in a general sense; yet mokṣa, specifically, is the grace of pure consciousness.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It distinguishes ordinary divine benevolence that sustains even the inert world from mokṣa, which is defined as the special awakening granted by pure consciousness (cit-anugraha).
By framing liberation as divine anugraha (grace), it supports a bhakti-oriented view: liberation is not merely mechanical effort, but the Lord’s bestowal of awakened consciousness upon the devotee.
No specific Vedāṅga technique (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa ritual procedure) is taught in this verse; it is a doctrinal clarification about anugraha and the nature of mokṣa.