Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 80
Janaka’s Quest for Liberation; Pañcaśikha’s Sāṅkhya on Renunciation, Elements, Guṇas, and the Deathless State
श्रुतिप्रमाणगममंगलैश्च शेति जरामृत्युभयादतीतः । क्षीणे च पुण्ये विगते च पापे तनोर्निमित्ते च फले विनष्टे ॥ ८० ॥
śrutipramāṇagamamaṃgalaiśca śeti jarāmṛtyubhayādatītaḥ | kṣīṇe ca puṇye vigate ca pāpe tanornimitte ca phale vinaṣṭe || 80 ||
ശ്രുതി-പ്രമാണവും ആഗമങ്ങളുടെ മംഗളോപദേശങ്ങളും ആശ്രയിച്ച് അവൻ ജരാ–മൃത്യുഭയം അതിക്രമിക്കുന്നു. പുണ്യം ക്ഷയിച്ച്, പാപം നീങ്ങി, ദേഹത്തിന്റെ കാരണവും അതിന്റെ ഫലവും നശിച്ചാൽ, അവൻ ആ എല്ലാം അവസ്ഥകൾക്കും അതീതനായി നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada on moksha-dharma)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It states that liberation is marked by resting in Vedic truth and transcending the fear of aging and death, because the roots of karmic causation (merit, sin, and bodily basis) and their results are brought to an end.
While phrased in moksha-dharma terms, it supports bhakti by emphasizing śruti-pramāṇa and auspicious sacred teachings as the foundation; devotion grounded in Vedic authority matures into freedom from fear and from karma’s binding results.
The verse highlights pramāṇa (valid means of knowledge) centered on śruti—an epistemic principle used in Vedānta and śāstra study—guiding practice toward cessation of karma-phala rather than mere ritual accumulation of merit.