Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 110
Prāyaścitta for Mahāpātakas and the Sin-destroying Power of Viṣṇu-smaraṇa
सोऽपि याति परं स्थानं यत्र गत्वा न शोचति । सर्वतीर्थानि यज्ञाश्च सांगा वेदाश्च सत्तम ॥ ११० ॥
so'pi yāti paraṃ sthānaṃ yatra gatvā na śocati | sarvatīrthāni yajñāśca sāṃgā vedāśca sattama || 110 ||
彼もまた至上の住処に至る。そこに到れば、もはや嘆きはない。彼にとっては、あらゆるティールタ、あらゆる供犠、さらに補助学を伴うヴェーダさえも、すでに成就したも同然である—おお、徳ある者の中の最勝よ。
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a moksha-dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It declares that the highest attainment is the griefless supreme state; reaching it is portrayed as equal to (or surpassing) the cumulative fruits of all tīrthas, yajñas, and Vedic study with Vedāṅgas.
By implying that the ultimate goal is a direct attainment of the supreme abode—often framed in the Narada Purana as achieved through single-pointed devotion—rendering external merit-sources like pilgrimage and sacrifice secondary to inner realization.
It references the Vedas “with their limbs,” i.e., the Vedāṅgas—śikṣā (phonetics), vyākaraṇa (grammar), chandas (meter), nirukta (etymology), jyotiṣa (astronomy/astrology), and kalpa (ritual procedure)—as the complete traditional apparatus of Vedic learning whose fruits are encompassed by supreme spiritual attainment.