Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
सर्वपापेषु नष्टेषु बुद्धिर्भवति निर्मला । सैव बुद्धिः समाख्याता ज्ञानशब्देन सूरिभिः ॥ ३० ॥
sarvapāpeṣu naṣṭeṣu buddhirbhavati nirmalā | saiva buddhiḥ samākhyātā jñānaśabdena sūribhiḥ || 30 ||
जब समस्त पाप नष्ट हो जाते हैं, तब बुद्धि निर्मल हो जाती है; और उसी निर्मल बुद्धि को ही ज्ञानीजन ‘ज्ञान’ शब्द से कहते हैं।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-oriented instruction)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It defines jñāna not as mere information, but as the natural clarity of buddhi that arises when pāpa (sin/impurity) is exhausted—linking liberation to inner purification (antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi).
Bhakti is traditionally taught in the Purāṇic framework as a powerful purifier that destroys pāpa; once impurities fall away, discernment becomes luminous—this purified discernment itself is called jñāna.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is named in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical and ritual purity leading to mental clarity—supporting disciplined dharma and sādhana as the foundation for true understanding.