Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33
Sṛṣṭi-pralaya-kathana: Mahābhūta-guṇāḥ, Vṛkṣa-indriya-vādaḥ, Prāṇa-vāyu-vyavasthā
पठंति चैव मुनयः शास्त्रेषु विविधेषु च । त्रैलोक्ये सागरे चैव प्रमाणं विहितं यथा ॥ ३३ ॥
paṭhaṃti caiva munayaḥ śāstreṣu vividheṣu ca | trailokye sāgare caiva pramāṇaṃ vihitaṃ yathā || 33 ||
മുനികളും വിവിധ ശാസ്ത്രങ്ങളിൽ പാരായണം ചെയ്യുന്നു—ത്രിലോകത്തിനും സമുദ്രത്തിനും യഥാവിധി പ്രമാണം (മാനം) നിശ്ചയിക്കപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു എന്ന്।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It affirms that spiritual inquiry must rest on pramāṇa—reliable standards recognized by sages through śāstra—so that knowledge about the cosmos and dharma is not mere speculation.
By grounding teachings in śāstric pramāṇa, it implies that true bhakti is practiced according to authoritative guidance (vidhi and siddhānta), not only personal emotion.
It points to the śāstric concern for pramāṇa—standards of verification and measurement—relevant to technical disciplines that rely on precise definitions and validated methods (e.g., śikṣā/phonetics, vyākaraṇa/grammar, and jyotiṣa/astronomical calculation).