Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 113
The Exposition of the Dvādaśī Vow for the Twelve Months
Dvādaśī-vrata-nirṇaya and Mahā-dvādaśī Lakṣaṇas
संसारपाशविच्छित्तिकारकं ज्ञानसागरम् । अस्यास्तूपोषणादेव मुक्तः स्याद्विप्र भोजनः ॥ ११३ ॥
saṃsārapāśavicchittikārakaṃ jñānasāgaram | asyāstūpoṣaṇādeva muktaḥ syādvipra bhojanaḥ || 113 ||
ഇത് (ഉപദേശം/പുരാണം) സംസാരബന്ധങ്ങളെ മുറിച്ചെറിയുന്ന ജ്ഞാനസമുദ്രമാണ്. ഇതിന്റെ സ്തൂപം പോഷിപ്പിക്കുകയും സംരക്ഷിക്കുകയും ചെയ്താൽ മാത്രം ബ്രാഹ്മണഭോജനദാതാവും മുക്തനാകുന്നു।
Narada (in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework; merit statement within the Anukramanika section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents the text/teaching as a liberating “ocean of knowledge” and links mokṣa not only to jñāna but also to dharmic merit—supporting sacred structures and feeding brāhmaṇas—as practices that help cut saṃsāra-bonds.
While not naming a deity here, it reflects a Purāṇic bhakti-ethos: reverence for sacred embodiments of dharma (like a stūpa/monument) and service (anna-dāna to vipras) are treated as spiritually potent acts that support liberation alongside inner knowledge.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ritual-ethics (dharma) in the form of stūpa-poṣaṇa and vipra-bhojana as merit-generating conduct.