Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6
Anūcāna (True Learning), the Vedāṅgas, and Śikṣā: Svara, Sāmavedic Chant, and Gandharva Theory
सनंदन उवाच । श्रृणु विप्रप्रवक्ष्यामि शुकोत्पत्तिं समासतः । यां श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मतत्त्वज्ञो जायते मानवो मुने ॥ ६ ॥
sanaṃdana uvāca | śrṛṇu viprapravakṣyāmi śukotpattiṃ samāsataḥ | yāṃ śrutvā brahmatattvajño jāyate mānavo mune || 6 ||
Sanandana dit : Écoute, ô brāhmaṇa ; je vais raconter brièvement l'origine de Śuka. En l'entendant, ô sage, un être humain devient connaisseur du vrai principe du Brahman.
Sanandana
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)
FAQs
It declares that hearing the sacred account of Śuka’s origin is itself a transformative śravaṇa (listening) practice that ripens the listener into brahma-tattva-jñāna—knowledge of Brahman’s true reality.
While the verse emphasizes jñāna, it uses the bhakti-aligned method of attentive hearing (śravaṇa) of a sacred life-story; this devotional receptivity becomes the doorway to higher realization.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is the discipline of śravaṇa—structured listening to authoritative Purāṇic narration as a means to cultivate discernment and brahma-jñāna.