Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 17
Janaka’s Quest for Liberation; Pañcaśikha’s Sāṅkhya on Renunciation, Elements, Guṇas, and the Deathless State
तस्यः पुत्रत्वमागत्य स्रियाः स पिबति स्तनौ । ततश्च कापिलेयत्वं लेभे बुद्धिं च नैष्टिकीम् ॥ १७ ॥
tasyaḥ putratvamāgatya sriyāḥ sa pibati stanau | tataśca kāpileyatvaṃ lebhe buddhiṃ ca naiṣṭikīm || 17 ||
Devenu comme son fils, il but au sein de Śrī (Lakṣmī). Dès lors, il obtint l’état de Kāpileya et acquit une intelligence spirituelle parfaite, ferme et inébranlable.
Narada (teaching within the Moksha-Dharma dialogue, traditionally to the Sanatkumara brothers)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
The verse uses the image of being nurtured by Śrī (Lakṣmī) to indicate divine grace and spiritual eligibility, culminating in naiṣṭhikī buddhi—steady, fully established wisdom oriented to liberation (mokṣa).
By linking spiritual attainment to Śrī’s nourishment, it implies that inner progress is sustained by the Lord’s grace mediated through Lakṣmī—an implicit bhakti theme where divine favor supports steadfast realization.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is ethical-spiritual discipline leading to naiṣṭhikī buddhi (steady commitment), which undergirds all śāstra study and ritual life.