Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 55
The Exposition of Spiritual Knowledge
Jñāna-pradarśanam
एवंस्थिते तव ज्ञानं भविष्यत्युत्तमोत्तमम् । ज्ञानात्समस्तपापानां मोक्षो भवति निश्चितम् ॥ ५५ ॥
evaṃsthite tava jñānaṃ bhaviṣyatyuttamottamam | jñānātsamastapāpānāṃ mokṣo bhavati niścitam || 55 ||
Bila demikian teguh, pengetahuanmu akan menjadi amat luhur; dan melalui pengetahuan itu, pembebasan dari segala dosa pasti terjadi.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It declares that when right understanding becomes firmly established, it matures into supreme jñāna, and that jñāna itself is a sure means for release from the bondage created by sins.
While the verse speaks directly of jñāna, in the Narada Purana’s devotional framework such knowledge is typically stabilized through devotion and right practice, culminating in inner clarity that supports mokṣa.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is named; the practical takeaway is that disciplined learning and contemplation are emphasized as the direct cause for the cleansing of pāpa and the certainty of mokṣa.