Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9
Janaka’s Quest for Liberation; Pañcaśikha’s Sāṅkhya on Renunciation, Elements, Guṇas, and the Deathless State
सर्वसंन्यासधर्माणः तत्त्वज्ञानविनिश्चये । सुपर्यवसितार्थश्च निर्द्वंद्वो नष्टसंशयः ॥ ९ ॥
sarvasaṃnyāsadharmāṇaḥ tattvajñānaviniścaye | suparyavasitārthaśca nirdvaṃdvo naṣṭasaṃśayaḥ || 9 ||
वह सर्वसंन्यास के समस्त धर्मों से युक्त था; तत्त्वज्ञान के निश्चय में दृढ़ प्रतिष्ठित; उसका प्रयोजन पूर्ण सिद्ध था; वह द्वन्द्वों से रहित और संशय-रहित था।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada on Moksha Dharma and the characteristics of the realized renunciate)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It defines the liberated temperament: complete renunciation, certainty in knowledge of reality, freedom from dualities, and the end of doubt—core markers of moksha in the Purana’s Moksha Dharma section.
Though expressed in jñāna-and-sannyāsa language, it supports mature bhakti by describing the inner result of devotion: steadiness, freedom from reactive dualities, and unwavering clarity that removes doubt.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is ethical-spiritual discipline—cultivating nirdvandva (equanimity) and viniścaya (firm conviction) through study, reflection, and sustained practice.