Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
यदा त्वभेदविज्ञानं जीवात्मपरमात्मनोः । भवेत्तदा मुनिश्रेष्ठ पाशच्छेदोऽपरात्मनः ॥ ६० ॥
yadā tvabhedavijñānaṃ jīvātmaparamātmanoḥ | bhavettadā muniśreṣṭha pāśacchedo'parātmanaḥ || 60 ||
Ketika pengetahuan tentang ketakberbedaan antara jīva dan Paramātman muncul, wahai yang terbaik di antara para resi, maka belenggu diri yang berjasad pun terputus.
Sanatkumara (addressing Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It states that liberation occurs when one directly realizes the non-difference of the jīva and Paramātman; this realization itself severs the fetters (pāśa) that bind the embodied self to saṁsāra.
While the verse speaks in the language of jñāna, it aligns with Bhakti in that devotion purifies the mind and culminates in God-realization; when the devotee’s vision becomes non-separate from the Lord, bondage falls away.
No specific Vedāṅga technique (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa ritual procedure) is taught here; the practical takeaway is Vedāntic self-inquiry leading to abheda-vijñāna as the means to cut bondage.