Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 87
Janaka’s Quest for Liberation; Pañcaśikha’s Sāṅkhya on Renunciation, Elements, Guṇas, and the Deathless State
इमं हि यः पठति विमोक्षनिश्चयं महामुने सततमवेक्षते तथा । उपद्रवाननुभवते ह्यदुः खितः प्रमुच्यते कपिलमिवैत्य मैथिलः ॥ ८७ ॥
imaṃ hi yaḥ paṭhati vimokṣaniścayaṃ mahāmune satatamavekṣate tathā | upadravānanubhavate hyaduḥ khitaḥ pramucyate kapilamivaitya maithilaḥ || 87 ||
Ô grand sage, quiconque récite cette « certitude de la délivrance » et la contemple sans cesse ne subit pas les afflictions ; sans chagrin, il est libéré, comme le Maithila parvint à Kapila.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It asserts that repeated study (paṭhana) combined with constant contemplation (satatam avekṣaṇa/manana) stabilizes liberating knowledge, making one unshaken by worldly afflictions and leading to release (pramokṣa).
Though framed in Moksha-dharma and jñāna, it supports bhakti practice indirectly: steady remembrance and contemplation of liberating truth functions like continuous smaraṇa, which in Vishnu-bhakti becomes sustained absorption that dissolves fear and sorrow.
The emphasis is on disciplined adhyayana (textual study/recitation) and manana (reflective inquiry), aligning with Vyākaraṇa-supported correct recitation and the broader śāstric method of learning: hearing/reading, repeating, and contemplating to form niścaya (firm conviction).