Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3
Śuka’s Yoga-ascent, the Echo of ‘Bhoḥ’, and the Vaikuṇṭha Vision
पुनश्च मोक्षशास्त्रं मे त्वमादिश महामुने । नहि सम्पूर्णतामेति तृष्णा कृष्णगुणार्णवे ॥ ३ ॥
punaśca mokṣaśāstraṃ me tvamādiśa mahāmune | nahi sampūrṇatāmeti tṛṣṇā kṛṣṇaguṇārṇave || 3 ||
«De nouveau, ô grand muni, enseigne-moi l’Écriture de la délivrance; car mon désir ne trouve pas son accomplissement dans l’océan des vertus de Śrī Kṛṣṇa.»
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents liberation (mokṣa) as inseparable from ever-deepening devotion—Narada’s “thirst” for Krishna’s virtues is intentionally inexhaustible, showing that divine qualities are an endless ocean that continually expands spiritual realization.
Bhakti is depicted as a positive, limitless longing: even after tasting Krishna’s guṇas, the devotee is not “complete” in the sense of becoming indifferent; instead, love intensifies and seeks further guidance in mokṣa-śāstra.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is directly taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is the disciplined approach of seeking śāstra-based instruction (mokṣa-śāstra) rather than relying only on emotion.