Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 68
The Exposition of Spiritual Knowledge
Jñāna-pradarśanam
तत्त्वमस्यादिवाक्येभ्यो ज्ञानं मोक्षस्य साधनम् । ज्ञाने त्वनाहते सिद्धे सर्वं ब्रह्ममयं भवेत् ॥ ६८ ॥
tattvamasyādivākyebhyo jñānaṃ mokṣasya sādhanam | jñāne tvanāhate siddhe sarvaṃ brahmamayaṃ bhavet || 68 ||
Des mahāvākya, telles que «Tat tvam asi», naît la connaissance libératrice, moyen de la mokṣa. Lorsque cette connaissance est solidement établie, intacte et inébranlable, tout est réalisé comme imprégné de Brahman.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It declares that liberation is attained through Vedāntic knowledge born from mahāvākyas, culminating in the direct realization that all experience is Brahman.
While it primarily teaches jñāna-mārga, it supports mature bhakti by directing devotion toward the all-pervading Brahman—seeing the Lord’s presence in everything when knowledge is steady.
It implicitly points to correct understanding of Vedic sentences (vākya-vicāra)—a discipline supported by Vyākaraṇa and Mīmāṃsā methods—so the mahāvākyas yield stable liberating insight.