Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 80
Sṛṣṭi-varṇana, Bhārata-khaṇḍa-mahātmya, and Jagad-bhūgola
Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography
वासदेवपरो धर्मो वासुदेवपरं तपः । वासुदेवपरं ज्ञानं वासुदेवपरा गतिः ॥ ८० ॥
vāsadevaparo dharmo vāsudevaparaṃ tapaḥ | vāsudevaparaṃ jñānaṃ vāsudevaparā gatiḥ || 80 ||
ダルマはヴァースデーヴァに帰し、苦行（タパス）もヴァースデーヴァに帰す。知（ジュニャーナ）もヴァースデーヴァに帰し、至高の到達処もただヴァースデーヴァのみ。
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a guru-disciple dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It establishes Vāsudeva (Vishnu) as the single unifying telos of the entire sādhana-spectrum—ethical living (dharma), discipline (tapas), realization (jñāna), and final liberation (gati).
By declaring every limb of practice “Vāsudeva-oriented,” the verse frames bhakti not as one option among many, but as the inner orientation that perfects dharma, empowers tapas, and ripens jñāna into direct refuge in Vishnu.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this shloka; the practical takeaway is hermeneutic—use Vedic learning and practice as a means to cultivate Vāsudeva-paratā (Vishnu-centered intent), rather than as an end in itself.