Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11
Anūcāna (True Learning), the Vedāṅgas, and Śikṣā: Svara, Sāmavedic Chant, and Gandharva Theory
ऋग्वेदोऽथ यजुर्वेदः सामवेदो ह्यथर्वणः । वेदाश्चत्वार एवैते प्रोक्ता धर्मनिरूपणे ॥ ११ ॥
ṛgvedo'tha yajurvedaḥ sāmavedo hyatharvaṇaḥ | vedāścatvāra evaite proktā dharmanirūpaṇe || 11 ||
ಋಗ್ವೇದ, ಯಜುರ್ವೇದ, ಸಾಮವೇದ ಮತ್ತು ಅಥರ್ವವೇದ—ಇವೆಯೇ ನಾಲ್ಕು ವೇದಗಳು ಎಂದು, ಧರ್ಮನಿರೂಪಣಾರ್ಥವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಕಟಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿವೆ।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It establishes Śruti (the four Vedas) as the primary authority for understanding and defining Dharma, which then becomes the basis for righteous living and liberation-oriented conduct in Moksha-Dharma.
Indirectly, it grounds Bhakti and all religious practice in Vedic authority: devotion becomes most fruitful when aligned with Dharma as taught by the Vedas (right worship, right conduct, and right understanding).
The verse itself names the four Vedas rather than a specific Vedāṅga, but it sets the framework in which Vedāṅgas (like Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, and Kalpa) function as supporting sciences for correctly preserving, interpreting, and applying Vedic Dharma.
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