Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 31
Threefold Suffering, Twofold Knowledge, and the Definition of Bhagavān (Vāsudeva); Prelude to Keśidhvaja–Janaka Yoga
स ज्ञायते येन तदस्तदोषं शुद्धं परं निर्मलमेव रूपम् । संदृश्यते चाप्यवगम्यते च तज्ज्ञानमतोऽन्यदुक्तम् ॥ ३० ॥
sa jñāyate yena tadastadoṣaṃ śuddhaṃ paraṃ nirmalameva rūpam | saṃdṛśyate cāpyavagamyate ca tajjñānamato'nyaduktam || 30 ||
ഏതിനാൽ ആ പരമൻ—സർവ്വദോഷരഹിതൻ, ശുദ്ധൻ, പരൻ, നിർമലസ്വരൂപൻ—അറിയപ്പെടുന്നുവോ; ഏതിനാൽ അവൻ പ്രത്യക്ഷമായി കണ്ടതുപോലെ ശരിയായി അവഗമിക്കപ്പെടുന്നുവോ—അതേ ‘ജ്ഞാനം’ എന്നു പറയുന്നു. ഇതല്ലാത്തത് ജ്ഞാനത്തിൽ നിന്ന് വ്യത്യസ്തമാണെന്ന് ഉക്തം.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It defines ‘true knowledge’ as that which reveals the defectless, pure, transcendent Supreme through direct realization and clear understanding—everything else is inferior, merely conceptual, and not liberating.
While phrased in the language of jñāna, the verse supports bhakti by setting the goal as direct apprehension of the Supreme; devotion becomes authentic when it culminates in experiential clarity of the Lord’s stainless, supreme nature rather than remaining only ritual or emotion.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is taught here; the practical takeaway is discernment (viveka): treat technical learning as supportive, but measure it by whether it leads to direct realization and stable understanding of the Supreme.